Where does “ตู้เพลง” come from?

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

ตู้เพลง (Thai): jukebox

Definitions

  1. jukebox

Ancestry of “ตู้เพลง”, step by step

ตู้เพลง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เพลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเพลงsong; music
2Middle Khmerភ្លេងplaying music; music; music ensemble
3Khmerលេងto play, to enjoy, to do for fun

via Thai ตู้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตู้cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe
2Teochew櫥cabinet; wardrobe
Every word from Khmer លេង →Every word from Middle Khmer ភ្លេង →Every word from Thai เพลง →