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Sbai
Silk or brocade wrap or shoulder cloth worn by women in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sbai (Khmer: ស្បៃ [sɓaj]; Lao: ສະໄບ [sā.bàj]; Malay: Sebai; Jawi: سباي; Thai: สไบ, RTGS: sabai [sā.bāj]) or phaa biang (Lao: ຜ້າບ່ຽງ [pʰȁː bīaŋ]; Thai: ผ้าเบี่ยง [pʰâː bìaŋ]) is a shawl-like garment worn by women in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand to cover the breasts, while in Sumatra, Borneo and the Malay Peninsula, the same term is used to describe a cloth hanging from the shoulders.[1]: 410 The sbai was derived from the Indian sari, the end of which is worn over one shoulder.[1]: 153
This article is about the garment. For people with the surname, see Sbai (surname). For other uses, see SBAI.
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