Suea pat

rdf:langString Suea pat

rdf:langString The suea pat (Lao: ເສື້ອປັດ Lao pronunciation: [sɯ̏a.pát], Northern Thai: เสื้อปั๊ด Northern Thai pronunciation: [sɯ̋a.pát]) or suea pai (Lao: ເສື້ອປ້າຍ Lao pronunciation: [sɯ̏a.pâaj], Northern Thai: เสื้อป้าย Northern Thai pronunciation: [sɯ̋a.pa̋aj]) is a type of shirt worn by women from different ethnic backgrounds in Laos and Northern Thailand and other areas in Southeast Asia. These ethnic groups typically include the Lao, the Tai Lue, and the Tai Yuan etc. The suea pat is a long-sleeved shirt with no buttons. It is worn by wrapping the right side of the front panel of the shirt over the left side of the front panel, and the two panels are tied together via strings. Suea pats from Luang Prabang, Laos typically have large golden collars.