สงฆ์

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographicสงฆ์
sŋʻ
Phonemicสง
sŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǒng
Royal Institutesong
(standard) IPA(key)/soŋ˩˩˦/

Noun

สงฆ์ (sǒng)

  1. (Buddhism and formal) four or more bhikkhus that constitute a ritual assembly.
  2. (Buddhism and colloquial) bhikkhu.
  3. (Buddhism) clergy; ecclesiastical order.
  4. clergy or ecclesiastical order of any religion.
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