ละครโขน(lá-kon kŏhn)
Meanings
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khon (Thai masked dance‑drama)
A classical Thai dance‑drama in which performers—mostly masked—enact episodes (especially from the Ramakien) through stylized movement to piphat music, with narration and choral recitation.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeละครโขนlá-kon kŏhnละครโขนlá-kon kŏhnkhon (Thai masked dance‑drama)ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)หนุมานhà-nú-maanหนุมานhà-nú-maanHanuman (mythic monkey hero)รบrópรบróp1[to] fight; [to] wage war2combat; warfare; battle3[to] confront; [to] engage (mil.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganRavana; demon-king in the Ramakienมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên1excited; thrilled (emotion)2[to] get excited; become thrilled3exciting; thrilling (causing excitement) [via น่า- form]ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
I really like watching the part of the Khon performance where Hanuman fights with Ravana; it's very exciting.
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ละครโขนlá-kon kŏhnละครโขนlá-kon kŏhnkhon (Thai masked dance‑drama)