Ü-Tsang
/ˌuː ˈtsɑːŋ/noun
A historical region of central and western Tibet, traditionally comprising the areas of Ü and Tsang.
Did you know?Ü-Tsang was one of Tibet’s traditional great regions and includes Lhasa, the political and spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism.
Etymological Timeline
Old Tibetan, before the 10th century
Old Tibetan
dbus gtsang
“The paired regional names that later formed Ü-Tsang; dbus refers to the central region, while gtsang is the name of the western-central region.”
Classical Tibetan
Tibetan
དབུས་གཙང་
“A traditional designation for the combined regions of Ü and Tsang in central Tibet.”
17th Century
Tibetan
dbus gtsang
“A major territorial division of Tibet, especially prominent during the rise of the Ganden Phodrang government.”
19th Century
English
U-Tsang
“An English transliteration used in travel writing, scholarship, and geographical descriptions of Tibet.”
Modern English
English
Ü-Tsang
“The standard modern transliteration for the historical Tibetan region, also written Ü-Tsang or U-Tsang.”