Etymology

From Old Khmer calācala ‎(“social unrest; social instability”), ultimately from Sanskrit चलाचल ‎(calācala, “changeable; tremulous; unsteady; etc.”, literally “chaotic and unchaotic; moving and not moving; stable and unstable”) or Pali calācala, having the same meaning as Sanskrit. Compare Modern Khmer ចលាចល ‎(châléachlô).

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