Etymology

Compare Chinese 萬 (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ᵐbum/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: bum^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /pum˩˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /nbəm/