ເພງ

See also: ເພັງ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Khmer bhleṅa (“playing music; music; music ensemble”), from prefix b- + leṅa (“to play”). Cognate with Thai เพลง (pleeng). Compare Modern Khmer ភ្លេង (phleing).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [pʰeːŋ˧˥]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [pʰeːŋ˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ເພງ
• Rhymes: -eːŋ

Noun

ເພງ • (phēng)

1. song

Derived terms

• ເພງຊາດ (phēng sāt)
• ຮ້ອງເພງ (hǭng phēng)

See also

• ເພັງ (pheng)