ละคร

Thai

Etymology

From Javanese ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (lakon). Compare Malay lakon, Khmer ល្ខោន (lkhaon), Lao ລະຄອນ (la khǭn).

Pronunciation

Orthographicละคร
l a g r
Phonemic
ละ-คอน
l a – g ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboonlá-kɔɔn
Royal Institutela-khon
(standard) IPA(key)/la˦˥.kʰɔːn˧/(R)

Noun

ละคร • (lá-kɔɔn)

  1. show; play; drama.

Descendants

  • → English: lakorn (“Thai television drama”)
  • → Khmer: ល្ខោន (lkhaon, “play; show; drama”)
  • → Lao: ລະຄອນ (la khǭn, “show, play, drama”)
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