Sampot chang samluy

Sampot chang samluy (Khmer: សំពត់ចងសម្លុយ [sɑmpɔt cɑːŋ sɑmluj]) is a draped skirt-style garment wrapped around the lower body and secured at the waist. == Etymology == Sampot សំពត់ (/sɑmpʊət/), a long, rectangular cloth worn around the lower body; chang ចង (/cɑɑŋ/) refers to cloth that’s bundled, and samluy សម្លុយ (pronounced sam-luy) meaning "to wear a skirt with the hem down;" "samluy, the opposite of tying in a knot (chong kben)," and "that which is worn down, a skirt that is worn down." == History == Like chang kben, chang samluy goes back to Funan and is present in ancient Khmer sculpture and carvings.

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Sampot chang samluy

Sampot chang samluy (Khmer: សំពត់ចងសម្លុយ [sɑmpɔt cɑːŋ sɑmluj]) is a draped skirt-style garment wrapped around the lower body and secured at the waist. == Etymology == Sampot សំពត់ (/sɑmpʊət/), a long, rectangular cloth worn around the lower body; chang ចង (/cɑɑŋ/) refers to cloth that’s bundled, and samluy សម្លុយ (pronounced sam-luy) meaning "to wear a skirt with the hem down;" "samluy, the opposite of tying in a knot (chong kben)," and "that which is worn down, a skirt that is worn down." == History == Like chang kben, chang samluy goes back to Funan and is present in ancient Khmer sculpture and carvings.

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