Etymology

From ཟ་བ ‎(za ba, “eat”) + ཁང ‎(khang, “building”).

Pronunciation

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