Etymology

From earlier *ltjags, from *lʎjags (via fortition), from *l̥jags, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hljak ‎(“iron”). Perhaps a loanword from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*lt͡ɕaks/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: ja^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕa˥˩/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɑʔ˥˧/
  • (Dêgê) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɑʔ˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /rt͡ɕak/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /ht͡ɕak/