Etymology

བོད ‎(bod, “Tibet”) +‎ རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས ‎(rang skyong ljongs, “autonomous region”)

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bot.raŋ.skʲoŋ.ld͡ʑoŋs/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: poe^w rang^v-gyong^h jong^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /pʰøː˩˧˨ ʐaŋ˩˧.coŋ˥˩ t͡ɕoŋ˩˧˨/