Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

List of Exceptions

This is a list of words (in Tibetan alphabetical order) whose phonetic transliteration does not follow the rules described above (please contact THL with words that should be listed here but are not).

• skyabs ’gro > kyamdro
• dga’ ldan > Ganden
• rgyal rtse > Gyantsé
• chab mdo > Chamdo
• rta mgrin > Tamdrin
• rten ’brel > temdrel
• rdo rje > Dorjé
• dpal ldan > Penden
• bla brang > labrang
• ’bras ljongs > Drenjong
• ’bri ru > Biru
• sbra nag zhol > Banakzhöl
• me mda’ > menda
• lam ’bras > lamdré
• lha rje > lharjé
• lha bris pa > lhapripa
• a mdo > Amdo
• u rgyan > Urgyen
• o rgyan > Orgyen