Sampot
/ˈsæm.pɒt/noun
A traditional Cambodian wrapped lower-body garment resembling a skirt or sarong.
Did you know?Sampots appear in Angkorian-era artistic representations, showing that this wrapped garment tradition is at least many centuries old.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Angkorian or Angkorian period
Old Khmer
sampot
“A wrapped cloth or lower-body garment; the earliest historical form is associated with Khmer dress.”
9th–13th Centuries
Khmer
សំពត់ (sampot)
“A traditional textile garment worn around the lower body, represented in Angkorian sculpture.”
19th Century
French
sampot
“A Cambodian costume term recorded by French writers and colonial ethnographers.”
20th Century
English
sampot
“A Cambodian traditional garment, commonly described for English-speaking audiences as a skirt or sarong.”
Modern English
English
sampot
“A traditional Cambodian wrapped garment, especially associated with formal, ceremonial, or national dress.”