Etymology

རང ‎(rang, “self, own”) +‎ སྐྱོང་བ ‎(skyong ba, “to keep, maintain, administer”)

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*raŋ.skʲoŋ/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: rang^v-gyong^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /ʐaŋ˩˧.coŋ˥˩/