Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Old Khmer spaṅa (priest's underskirt). Cognate with Modern Khmer ស្បង់ (sbɑng).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicสบง
s ɓ ŋ
Phonemic
สะ-บง
s a – ɓ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsà-bong
Royal Institutesa-bong
(standard) IPA(key)/sa˨˩.boŋ˧/(R)
 
the garment

Noun edit

สบง (sà-bong)

  1. (Buddhism) skirt-like garment wrapped around the torso, being one of ไตรจีวร, the three robes priests are permitted to wear, the other two being จีวร, covering the upper part, and สังฆาฏิ, an outer cloak.

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