សង្ឃ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali saṅgha (assemblage; multitude). Compare Sanskrit सङ्ग (saṅga, assembly; association; union).

Pronunciation

Orthographic សង្ឃ
sṅ̥gʰ
Phonemic សង់
sṅ´
WT romanisation sɑng
(standard) IPA(key) /sɑŋ/

Noun

សង្ឃ (sɑng)

  1. (Buddhism and formal) four or more priests that constitute a ritual assembly
  2. (Buddhism, archaic, now considered colloquial)
  3. (Buddhism) clergy; ecclesiastical order
  4. clergy or ecclesiastical order of any religion

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

សង្ឃ m

  1. Khmer script form of saṅgha

Declension

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