ສາດສະໜາ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ສາດສະຫນາ (sāt sa nā) — dated
• ສາສນາ (sāt nā) — obsolete

Etymology

Sanskrit शासन (śāsana, “command”). Cognate with Thai ศาสนา (sàat-sà-nǎa), Khmer សាសនា (saasnaa), Shan သႃႇသၼႃႇ (sàa sǎ nàa).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saːt̚˧˩.sa(ʔ˧˥).naː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saːt̚˥˥˨.sa(ʔ˩˨).naː˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ສາດ-ສະ-ໜາ
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ສາດສະໜາ • (sāt sa nā)

1. religion

Derived terms

• ສາດສະໜາໂມຮຳເມັດ (sāt sa nā mō ham met, “Islam, Muhammadism”)
• ສາດສະໜາພຸດ (sāt sa nā phut, “Buddhism”)

References

• Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary‎^[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.