Where does “นักเลงโต” come from?
นักเลงโต (Thai) comes from Thai นักเลง, from Thai เลง, from Khmer លេង — to play, to enjoy, to do for fun.
นักเลงโต (Thai): thug, ruffian, rogue
Definitions
- thug, ruffian, rogue
Ancestry of “นักเลงโต”, step by step
นักเลงโต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai นักเลง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นักเลง | thug; rogue; hooligan; big-hearted person |
| 2 | Thai | เลง | rogue; rascal; gambler; a bold person; person... |
| 3 | Khmer | លេង | to play, to enjoy, to do for fun |
via Thai โต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | โต | big; large; lion |