The word "羊卓雍措" is formed by transliterating the Tibetan name "Yamdrok Yumtso" into Chinese characters, with each character representing a syllable: "羊" for "Yam", "卓" for "drok", "雍" for "yum", and "措" for "tso", where "措" commonly denotes "lake" in Tibetan toponyms, contributing to the semantic reference.