Etymology

From གཉིས ‎(gnyis, “two”) +‎ བཅུ ‎(bcu, “ten”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ȵi.ɕu/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: nyi^v-xu^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ȵi˩˧.ɕu˥˥/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /ȵɪ˩˧ xhu˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /ȵe˩˧ xu˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /ȵə xhə/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /ȵə xhə/