ขลุ่ย

Thai

Etymology

Compare Old Khmer ក្លុយ៑ (kluy, flute); Modern Khmer ខ្លុយ (khloy).

Pronunciation

Orthographicขลุ่ย
kʰ l u ˋ y
Phonemic
ขฺลุ่ย
kʰ ̥ l u ˋ y
RomanizationPaiboonklùi
Royal Institutekhlui
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰluj˨˩/(R)

Noun

ขลุ่ย • (klùi) (classifier เลา)

  1. (music) khlui, a traditional vertical duct flute made of bamboo, hardwood, or plastic.
  2. (loosely or by extension) flute; similar instrument, as clarinet, fife, piccolo, recorder, etc.

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