Where does “តួកំប្លែង” come from?

តួកំប្លែង (Khmer) comes from Khmer តួ, from Thai ตัว, from Old Chinese 頭.

តួកំប្លែង (Khmer): comedian, clown

Definitions

  1. comedian, clown

Ancestry of “តួកំប្លែង”, step by step

តួកំប្លែង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer តួ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតួbody, figure, physique, chassis
2Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
3Old Chinese頭—

via Khmer កំប្លែង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកំប្លែងto be funny, amusing, comical
2Khmerលេងto play, to enjoy, to do for fun
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