བྱང་ཐང

Tibetan

Etymology

From བྱང (byang, “north”) +‎ ཐང (thang, “plain”).

Pronunciation

Old Tibetan: /*bʲaŋ.tʰaŋ/
Lhasa: /t͡ɕʰaŋ˩˧.tʰaŋ˥˥/

Old Tibetan:
- IPA^(key): /*bʲaŋ.tʰaŋ/ (reconstructed)
Ü-Tsang
- Tibetan Pinyin: qang^v-tang^f
- (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰaŋ˩˧.tʰaŋ˥˥/

Proper noun

བྱང་ཐང • (byang thang)

Changtang (northern steppe of Tibet)

Descendants

→ Chinese: 羌塘 (Qiāngtáng)

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