Etymology

Shortened from དེབ་ཐེར ‎(deb ther); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*dep/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: teb^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /tʰep̚˩˧˨/