Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *t/duŋ. Cognate with 中 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs, “centre, middle”).

Pronunciation 1

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*gʑuŋ/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: xung^v
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ɕuŋ˩˧/

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*gʑuŋ/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: xung^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ɕuŋ˩˧˨/