ลิเก

Thai

Alternative forms

  • ยี่เก

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Persian ذکر (zikr, “mention”), from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr, “remembrance”).

Compare Lao ລິເກ (li kē).

Pronunciation

Orthographicลิเก
l i e k
Phonemic
ลิ-เก
l i – e k
RomanizationPaiboonlí-gee
Royal Instituteli-ke
(standard) IPA(key)/li˦˥.keː˧/(R)

Noun

ลิเก • (lí-gee)

  1. (music) likay, a form of traditional Thai musical folk opera.

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