Sompot chong kben
Sompot chong kben is a unisex lower-body wraparound garment. It originated in ancient Cambodia and was later adopted in neighbouring countries including Laos and Thailand, where it is known as pha hang and chong kraben. It is most commonly worn by women, particularly those of middle to high socio-economic status'''.'''
Etymology
Sompot chong kben combines three Khmer words: សំពត់, a long, rectangular cloth worn around the lower body; ចង, to wrap around; and ក្បិន, referring to the lower body cloth that is wrapped around the waist then pulled back between the legs and tucked in at the back. The name of this cloth, kben or chong kben, literally means "to wrap or to wear the kben" in Khmer. Chong kraben'' is used among Thai people and derived from these Khmer words.History
The history of the sompot chong kben dates back to ancient Cambodia. Deities were often portrayed wearing such clothing. It is believed the Khmer people in Funan first began wearing sompot chong kben after King Kaundinya I began importing Indian dhotis, a very similar type of clothing, in the 1st century CE.Due to their cultural exchange with India, the influence of the dhoti was incorporated into Khmer culture. Indian Hindus traditionally wore the dhoti as a sign of the monkey-form god Hanuman's power, a significant deity in both Indian and Cambodian religious traditions. Thus, the back of the sompot chong kben is in reference to the tail of a monkey. Additionally, the people of the Khmer empire had exposure to drawings of the sompot chong kben in depictions of scenes from the poem Reamker at the major temple Angkor Wat.