Where does “លេងកុន” come from?

លេងកុន (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.

លេងកុន (Khmer): to act in a movie

Definitions

  1. to act in a movie

Ancestry of “លេងកុន”, step by step

លេងកុន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កុន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកុនmovie, film
2Thaiกลmagic: the art of producing illusions; trick:...
3Palikulaclan, caste, family
4Palisamaggaunited, being in harmony
5Paliaggahighest; top-most
6Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
7Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
8Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate

via Khmer លេង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerលេងto play, to enjoy, to do for fun

Words derived from “លេងកុន

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