ལྡག
Tibetan
Etymology
From earlier *C-ljag (C = prefix, likely the homorganic prenasalisation prefix *ɴ-), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s/g-ljak (“to lick”). Related to ལྕེ (lce, “tongue”), ལྗགས (ljags, “(polite) tongue”) and Burmese လျက် (lyak, “to lick”). Compare འདག ('dag).
Pronunciation
- Old Tibetan:
- IPA(key): /*ldak/ (reconstructed)
- Ü-Tsang
- Tibetan pinyin: daw
- (Lhasa) IPA(key): /ta˩˧˨/
- Khams
- Amdo
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