Etymology

བོད ‎(bod, “Tibet”) +‎ ལྗོངས ‎(ljongs, “country, region”)

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bot.ld͡ʑoŋs/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: poen^v-jong^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /pʰø̃˩˧.t͡ɕoŋ˥˩/