Where does “เพลง” come from?

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

เพลง (Thai): song; music

Definitions

  1. song; music

Ancestry of “เพลง”, step by step

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

Words derived from “เพลง”

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