Etymology

འབྲས ‎('bras, “rice”) +‎ ལྗོངས ‎(ljongs, “valley”), literally “valley of rice”.

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ᵐbras.ld͡ʑoŋs/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: zhaen^v-jong^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɛ̃˩˧.t͡ɕoŋ˥˩/