จะเข้

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จะเข้ (instrument)

Etymology[edit]

From จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, crocodile).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicจะเข้
t͡ɕ a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic
จะ-เค่
t͡ɕ a – e g ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonjà-kêe
Royal Institutecha-khe
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕa˨˩.kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Noun[edit]

จะเข้ (jà-kêe) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (music) jakhe, a plucked, three-stringed zither in the shape of a crocodile used in Central Thai classical music; similar to the Cambodian ក្រពើ (krapeu).
  2. crocodile.