Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa-t ~ dza-t ‎(“hot; fever; hurt; ill; hungry”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*t͡sʰa.po/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: ca^f-wa^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /t͡sʰa˥˥.wa˥˥/