Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-kəw ‎(“body; chest; thorax; corpse”). Cognate with Burmese ကိုယ် ‎(kuiy, “body”) and Chinese 軀 (OC *kʰo, “body”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*sku/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gu^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ku˥˥/