fˈæŋ əŋɡˈɑː ɪz ðə mˈɑːdɚn tˈaɪ tɹænslˌɪɾɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə məlˈeɪ wˈɜːd pˈæŋɡən, lˈɪɾɚɹəli hˈiːðən, pˈeɪɡən, pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪv pˈiːpəl,ɔːɹ æz pɹˈɑːpɚ nˈaʊn, pˈæŋɡən ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tʊ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəlˌaɪzd tɹˈaɪb ɔːɹ pˈiːpəl tˈɪpɪkli ɪnhˈæbɪɾɪŋ dʒˈʌŋɡəl ˈɛɹiəz ʌvðə məlˈeɪ pənˈɪnsjʊlə ænd ɪts ˈɔfʃoːɹ ˈaɪləndz.
Phang Nga is the modern Thai transliteration of the Malay word pangan, literally 'heathen, pagan, primitive people,' or as proper noun, Pangan in reference to a generalised tribe or people typically inhabiting jungle areas of the Malay Peninsula and its offshore islands.