བོད་སྐད

Tibetan

Etymology

བོད (bod, “Tibet”) +‎ སྐད (skad, “language”)

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*bot.skat/
• Lhasa: /pʰøː˩˨.kɛː˥˨/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bot.skat/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan pinyin: poe^v-gae^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /pʰøː˩˨.kɛː˥˨/

Proper noun

བོད་སྐད • (bod skad)

1. Tibetan, specifically referring to the oral component of the language.