The Tibetan Mastiff (Tibetan: འདོགས་ཁྱི, Wylie: Dogs khyi; Chinese: 藏獒, Pinyin: Zàng áo) is a large Tibetan dog breed belonging to the mastiff family. The term 'mastiff' was assigned by the Europeans who first came to Tibet because it was used to refer to nearly all large dog breeds in the West. A better name for the breed might be the Tibetan Mountain Dog or, to encompass the landrace breed throughout its range, the Himalayan mountain dog. The Tsang-khyi (which, to a Tibetan, means only 'dog from Tsang') is also referred to as the 'monastery' type, described as generally taller, heavier, and more heavily boned, with more facial wrinkling and haw than the Do-khyi or 'nomad' type.