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Borrowed 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).