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)

1. show; play; drama.

Descendants

• → English: lakorn (“Thai television drama”)
• → Khmer: ល្ខោន (lkhaon, “play; show; drama”)
• → Lao: ລະຄອນ (la khǭn, “show, play, drama”)