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khon

khon noun: a Thai form of dance with music and narration.

Noun

khon (uncountable)

  1. A Thai form of dance with music and narration.
    • But he has found his perfect complement in Mr. Klunchun, a practitioner of khon, a form of classical Thai masked dance, who wanders serenely with Mr. Bel through a series of cultural collisions until the gentle cataclysm that suddenly and amusingly ends the conversation.2007 November 9, Jennifer Dunning, “Hear Them Talk and See Them Dance, Then Watch Their Cultures Clash”, in New York Times

Origin of khon

Borrowed from Thai โขน (kǒon).

Phrases with khon

Questions about khon

What does khon mean?
Khon means a Thai form of dance with music and narration.
What part of speech is khon?
Khon is a noun.

Words near khon in the dictionary

  1. khomoks
  2. Khoms
  3. khomus
  4. Khomyakov
  5. khomyakovite
  6. khon
  7. Khon Kaen
  8. Khond
  9. khondalite
  10. khondalites
  11. Khondi

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