Khmer

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Etymology

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From លេង (leeng, to play) with prefixed p- (resultative). Cognate Thai เพลง (pleeng).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ភ្លេង
b̥ʰleṅ
WT romanisation phleing
(standard) IPA(key) /pʰleiŋ/

Noun

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ភ្លេង (phleing)

  1. music, melody, song, musical composition
  2. orchestra, band, musical ensemble

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