Where does “រោងកុន” come from?
រោងកុន (Khmer) comes from Khmer កុន, from Thai กล, from Pali kula, from Pali samagga, from Pali agga, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.
រោងកុន (Khmer): cinema; movie theater
Definitions
- cinema; movie theater
Ancestry of “រោងកុន”, step by step
រោងកុន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer កុន
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | កុន | movie, film |
| 2 | Thai | กล | magic: the art of producing illusions; trick:... |
| 3 | Pali | kula | clan, caste, family |
| 4 | Pali | samagga | united, being in harmony |
| 5 | Pali | agga | highest; top-most |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अग्र | foremost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग् | to go |
| 8 | Sanskrit | इङ्ग् | to agitate |