ཞང

Tibetan

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *C-rjaŋ (“uncle, superior”). cf. Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ (“upper part, rise, raise, top, summit”)). Cognate with 尚 (OC *djaŋ, *djaŋs) "upwards" and Chinese 丈 (zhàng, “gentleman; husband”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ཞང • (zhang)

  1. maternal uncle

Proper noun

ཞང • (zhang)

  1. Ü-Tsang district (western Tibet)
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