สงฆ์

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali saṅgha (“assemblage; multitude”), from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “idem”). Cognate with Lao ສົງ (song).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสงฆ์
s ŋ gʰ ʻ
Phonemic
สง
s ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǒng
Royal Institutesong
(standard) IPA(key)/soŋ˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones
 
สง
สงค์
สรง

Noun

สงฆ์ • (sǒng)

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

Derived terms

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