བྱང་ཐང

Tibetan

Etymology

From བྱང (byang, “north”) +‎ ཐང (thang, “plain”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan: /*bʲaŋ.tʰaŋ/
• Lhasa: /t͡ɕʰaŋ˩˨.tʰaŋ˥˥/

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• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*bʲaŋ.tʰaŋ/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan pinyin: qang^v-tang^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰaŋ˩˨.tʰaŋ˥˥/

Proper noun

བྱང་ཐང • (byang thang)

1. Changtang (northern steppe of Tibet)

Descendants

• → Chinese: 羌塘 (Qiāngtáng)