Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw ‎(“nine”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*dgu/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gu^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ku˩˧/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /gᴜ˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /gu˧˩/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /rgə/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hgə/