Etymology

གློག ‎(glog, “electricity”) +‎ བརྙན ‎(brnyan, “image, reflection”). Possibly a calque of Chinese 電影／电影 (diànyǐng, “film, literally "electricity-image"”).

Pronunciation

• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: loo^f-nyaen^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /loː˥˥.ȵɛ̃˥˥/