Sompot Chong Kben (Khmer: សំពត់ចងក្បិន, sâmpót châng kbĕn[sɑmput cɑːŋ kɓən]; Thai: โจงกระเบน, RTGS: chong kraben[t͡ɕōːŋ krābēːn]; Lao: ຜ້າຫາງ, pha hang) is a unisex, lower body, wraparound cloth worn in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. It is the preferred choice of clothing for women of upper and middle classes for daily wear. Unlike the typical sompot, it is more of a pant than a skirt. The chong kraben is described by art historian Eksuda Singhalampong as "...a garment that resembles loose breeches. The wearer wraps a rectangular piece of cloth around his [or her] waist, the edge of cloth is then passed between the legs and tucked in at the wearer's lower back. Many 19th-century European accounts often called them knee breeches, riding breeches or knickerbockers."[1]: Note 10
Sompot Chong Kben, early 20th century, Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
Sompot Chong Kben, Centre national de la soie des Artisans d'Angkor
Sompot Chong Kben (សំពត់ចងក្បិន) is a combination of three Khmer words; sampot (a long, rectangular cloth worn around the lower body), chang (to wrap around), and kben (refers to the lower body cloth wrapped around the waist and then pulled back between the legs and tucked in at the back). In short, this type of cloth is known as kben or chong kben, literally means "towrap or towear the kben in Khmer language. Whereas chong kraben (โจงกระเบน) is used among Thai people and derived from these Khmer words.
The history of sompot chong kben dates back to ancient Cambodia, where deities were often portrayed wearing such styles. Referenced to most Khmer elders told a legend related to this garment. It said that a long time ago, the Khmer people worn sompot chong kben, following the Indian tradition. In those times, India provided many religions, but the most important one was Hinduism, as the Khmer king at that time built the temples such as Angkor Wat, also dedicated to Hinduism. In the era of the Khmer empire, most of the people were likely to read and see The Reamker at the Angkor Wat carving in the first floor as well. The origin of sompot chong kben is known as Indian. Also prayed and blessed to was a deva known as Hanuman, the guard of Prince Rama in India's famous mythology, Ramayana, as well as the Khmer adaptation, Reamker. To show its power, Indians preferred to wear the sompot chong kben as their costume but today, countries under the Greater India, such as Cambodia, also wear it for special occasions.[2]
In Ramayana mythology, Hanuman is a symbol of bravery, cleverness, and power, so the people, when wearing the sompot chong kben, always drop a tail at the back like Hanuman's monkey tail. This practice lead a lot of people to believe that all Indians were guards of Hanuman. The influence of sompot chong kben, known as Dhoti in India, were strongly incorporated into Khmer culture from the ancient times to today. Apparently, this fabric is also known to be worn by Tamil people in south India, as well as Khmer people, till today.[3][4]] In fact, sompot chong kben is the tradition of southern India, and was imported to early Cambodian Kingdom, Funan by King Kaundinya I.[5]
In the middle of the 13th and 14th centuries, Thai people (from Sukhothai Kingdom, known as Thailand today) and Lao people (from Lan Xang, known as Lao today) had adopted the wearing of sompot chong kben from Khmer.[6] They considered it superior for enjoying the special occasions, and useful for royalty or monarchy in their local royal palace, the Thai people and Lao people had used sompot chong kben in a similar way.[7][4]
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Sompot Chong Kben Khmer ស ពត ចងក ប ន sampot chang kbĕn sɑmput cɑːŋ kɓen Thai ocngkraebn RTGS chong kraben t ɕōːŋ krabeːn Lao ຜ າຫາງ pha hang is a unisex lower body wraparound cloth worn in the countries of Cambodia Laos and Thailand It is the preferred choice of clothing for women of upper and middle classes for daily wear Unlike the typical sompot it is more of a pant than a skirt The chong kraben is described by art historian Eksuda Singhalampong as a garment that resembles loose breeches The wearer wraps a rectangular piece of cloth around his or her waist the edge of cloth is then passed between the legs and tucked in at the wearer s lower back Many 19th century European accounts often called them knee breeches riding breeches or knickerbockers 1 Note 10 Sompot Chong Kben early 20th century Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum Sompot Chong Kben Centre national de la soie des Artisans d AngkorContents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Images 4 See also 5 ReferencesEtymology EditSompot Chong Kben ស ពត ចងក ប ន is a combination of three Khmer words sampot a long rectangular cloth worn around the lower body chang to wrap around and kben refers to the lower body cloth wrapped around the waist and then pulled back between the legs and tucked in at the back In short this type of cloth is known as kben or chong kben literally means to wrap or to wear the kben in Khmer language Whereas chong kraben ocngkraebn is used among Thai people and derived from these Khmer words History EditThis article s factual accuracy is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The history of sompot chong kben dates back to ancient Cambodia where deities were often portrayed wearing such styles Referenced to most Khmer elders told a legend related to this garment It said that a long time ago the Khmer people worn sompot chong kben following the Indian tradition In those times India provided many religions but the most important one was Hinduism as the Khmer king at that time built the temples such as Angkor Wat also dedicated to Hinduism In the era of the Khmer empire most of the people were likely to read and see The Reamker at the Angkor Wat carving in the first floor as well The origin of sompot chong kben is known as Indian Also prayed and blessed to was a deva known as Hanuman the guard of Prince Rama in India s famous mythology Ramayana as well as the Khmer adaptation Reamker To show its power Indians preferred to wear the sompot chong kben as their costume but today countries under the Greater India such as Cambodia also wear it for special occasions 2 In Ramayana mythology Hanuman is a symbol of bravery cleverness and power so the people when wearing the sompot chong kben always drop a tail at the back like Hanuman s monkey tail This practice lead a lot of people to believe that all Indians were guards of Hanuman The influence of sompot chong kben known as Dhoti in India were strongly incorporated into Khmer culture from the ancient times to today Apparently this fabric is also known to be worn by Tamil people in south India as well as Khmer people till today 3 4 In fact sompot chong kben is the tradition of southern India and was imported to early Cambodian Kingdom Funan by King Kaundinya I 5 In the middle of the 13th and 14th centuries Thai people from Sukhothai Kingdom known as Thailand today and Lao people from Lan Xang known as Lao today had adopted the wearing of sompot chong kben from Khmer 6 They considered it superior for enjoying the special occasions and useful for royalty or monarchy in their local royal palace the Thai people and Lao people had used sompot chong kben in a similar way 7 4 Images Edit 6th century Khmer depiction of Balarama wearing Sompot Chong Kben from Phnom Da temple Angkor Borei Takeo Cambodia Now exhibits in National Museum of Cambodia Khmer woman wearing Sompot Chong Kben A Khmer traditional dancer in Sompot Chong Kben Khmer royal ladies wearing Sompot Chong Kben and Sbai in the mid 1800s Mannequins wearing Sompot Chong Kben at the Royal Palace of CambodiaSee also EditKhmer Traditional Dress Culture of Cambodia Culture of Thailand Dhoti Sompot SarongReferences Edit Singhalampong Eksuda March 2019 Picturing Femininity Portraits of the Early Modern Siamese Women Southeast of Now Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia 3 1 49 75 doi 10 1353 sen 2019 0003 Retrieved 18 February 2020 Sereysothera Archived November 3 2010 at the Wayback Machine ត ខ ម រប រ ប រ ស សម ល កប ព ក ព ព លណ Archived from the original on 2009 08 18 Retrieved 2009 09 04 a b Nadeem Zuha 2019 10 01 Traditional Thai Clothing 16 Beautiful Outfits From Thailand Outfit Trends Ideas How to Wear amp What to Wear Retrieved 2020 03 09 Sompot Chong Kben Archived from the original on 2012 02 26 Retrieved 2009 09 04 Highlights Asia Thai Traditional Dress Asia Highlights Retrieved 2020 03 14 ខ ម រស ល កស ពត ចងក ប នព ព លណ មក Portals Society Fashion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sompot Chong Kben amp oldid 1148441160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
