Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-wa-ŋ. Related to ཡོང་བ ‎(yong ba, “to come”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*ɣoŋ.ba/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: ong^w
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ʔoŋ˩˧˨/