Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-n/t ‎(“sick; ill; pain; evil spirit”).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*na.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: na^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /na˩˧/

ན་བ • ‎(na ba)