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Thai
Etymology
From Middle Khmer ភ្លេង (bhleṅa, “playing music; music; music ensemble”), from prefix ព- (b-) + លេង (leṅa, “to play”), the latter likely related to Thai เล่น (lên, “to play”). Compare Modern Khmer ភ្លេង (phleing), Lao ເພງ (phēng), Northern Thai ᨻᩖᩮᨦ.
Pronunciation
Noun
เพลง • (pleeng) (classifier เพลง)
- song; music.
- ร้องเพลง
- rɔ́ɔng pleeng
- to sing a song
- เพลงกล่อมเด็ก
- pleeng glɔ̀m dèk
- a lullaby
Derived terms
Classifier
เพลง • (pleeng)
- Classifier for songs.