Etymology

དམངས ‎(dmangs, “the common people, populace”) +‎ གཙོ ‎(gtso, “main, primary, chief, principal”). Compare Chinese 民主 (mínzhǔ, “democracy; populace + main”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*dmaŋs.kt͡so/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: mang^f-zo^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /maŋ˥˥.t͡so˥˥/