Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-kəw ~ hu ‎(“to steal”). Cognate with Burmese ခိုး ‎(hkui:, “to steal”) and Chinese 寇 (OC *kʰoːs, “to rob”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*rku.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gu^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ku˥˥/