Etymology

སྒོང ‎(sgong, “egg”) (from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/r-gwa-ŋ ‎(“egg; testicle”)) + ང ‎(nga) (from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋa ‎(“egg; hatch”)).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*zgoŋ.ŋa/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: gong^v-nga^f
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /koŋ˩˧.ŋa˥˥/