ละคร
Thai
Etymology
From Javanese ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (lakon). Compare Malay lakon, Khmer ល្ខោន (lkhaon), Lao ລະຄອນ (la khǭn).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ละคร l a g r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ละ-คอน l a – g ɒ n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | lá-kɔɔn |
| Royal Institute | la-khon | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /la˦˥.kʰɔːn˧/(R) | |
Noun
ละคร • (lá-kɔɔn)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: lakorn (“Thai television drama”)
- → Khmer: ល្ខោន (lkhaon, “play; show; drama”)
- → Lao: ລະຄອນ (la khǭn, “show, play, drama”)
Further reading
- “ละคร” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.