Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *srwak ‎(“life”).

Pronunciation

• Old Tibetan:
  • IPA^(key): /*srok/ (reconstructed)
• Ü-Tsang
  • Tibetan Pinyin: so^h
  • (Lhasa) IPA^(key): /so˥˩/
• Khams
  • (Batang) IPA^(key): /soʔ˥˧/
• Amdo
  • (Zêkog) IPA^(key): /ʂog/
  • (Bla-Brang) IPA^(key): /ʂoχ/