Etymology

ཟླ ‎(zla) +‎ བ ‎(ba), the former from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-(g)la ‎(“moon, month”). The name is often given to children born on a Monday.

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*zla.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: da^v-wa^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ta˩˧.wa˥˥/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /nda˩˧ ɣɑ˥˥/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /da˩˧ wa˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /rda wa/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /hda wa/