khene

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative forms

• khaen
• khène
• kène

[edit] Etymology

From Lao ແຄນ (khëën).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɛːn/

[edit] Noun

khene (plural khenes)

1. A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.
   • 1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent, Eland 2003, p. 296:

     There are processions led by dancers with castanets and accompanied by musicians playing the Kène.

   • 1997, Dolly Brittan, The Hmong, Rosen Publishing 1997, p. 32:

     The khene was once used to call warriors to fight. Now it is used for ceremonies.

   • 2000, Simon Broughton et al., The Rough Guide to World Music, Rough Guides 2000, p. 171:

     The Lao khaen, however, is the most sophisticated of all the bamboo mouth organs – it takes great skill to play it properly.

   • 2001, Mervyn Brown, War in Shangri-La, Radcliffe 2001, p. 155:

     I then suggested that he should play a tune on the khène while I improvised an accompaniment on the ukelele.

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[edit] See also

• kèn (traditional shawm of Vietnam)