Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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