Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gja. Compare བརྒྱད ‎(brgyad, “eight”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*brgʲa/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gya^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ca˩˧/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑa˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /wɟja/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hd͡ʑa/