Where does “អ្នកតែងភ្លេង” come from?

អ្នកតែងភ្លេង (Khmer) comes from Middle Khmer ភ្លេង, from Khmer លេង — to play, to enjoy, to do for fun.

អ្នកតែងភ្លេង (Khmer): composer

Definitions

អ្នកតែងភ្លេង traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Khmer	ភ្លេង	playing music; music; music ensemble
2	Khmer	លេង	to play, to enjoy, to do for fun

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Khmer	អ្នកតែង	author, composer, writer, designer
2	Khmer	អ្នក	person, one, someone; -er, -man, one who; native...