សង្ឃ

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali saṅgha (assemblage; multitude) or Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, assembly; association; union).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

សង្ឃ (sɑng)

  1. (Buddhism) official brotherhood of Buddhist monks
  2. (Buddhism, less formally) (ព្រះ~) monk, priest
  3. (Buddhism, less formally) four or more priests, Buddhist assembly

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

សង្ឃ m

  1. Khmer script form of saṅgha

Declension[edit]