Where does “រោងរាំ” come from?

រោងរាំ (Khmer) comes from Khmer រោង, from Malay ruang — An area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming.

រោងរាំ (Khmer): night club, dance hall

Definitions

  1. night club, dance hall

Ancestry of “រោងរាំ”, step by step

រោងរាំ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រោង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរោងthe Dragon, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming

via Khmer រាំ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរាំto dance
Every word from Malay ruang →Every word from Khmer រោង →