Etymology

མགྲོན ‎(mgron, “guest; feast, banquet”) +‎ ཁང ‎(khang, “house, building”). Compare Chinese 賓館 ‎(literally “guest house/building; hotel”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*mgron.kʰaŋ/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: zhoen^v kang^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂø̃˩˧ kʰaŋ˥˥/