Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit पोतलक ‎(potalaka).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*po.ta.la/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: bo^f-da^f-la
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /po˥˥.ta˥˥.laˑ/