ສາດສະໜາ

Lao

Alternative forms

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.
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