បណ្ណាល័យ

From Pali paṇṇa (“book”) + ālaya (“place, abode”), equivalent to ប័ណ្ណ (ban) + អាល័យ (ʼaalay).


ក្រពើ

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ក្រពើ • (krɑɑpəə)

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *krɓə(ə)ʔ (“crocodile”). Cognate with Northern Khmer กปฺือ, Pacoh carbơ.

จะเข้ จะเข้#Thai

(music) krapeu, a plucked, three-stringed zither in the shape of a crocodile used in classical Cambodian music; similar to the Thai จะเข้ (jà-kêe).


ខ្លុយ

(music) khloy, a vertical duct flute used in Khmer music.


ធនាគារ

ធនាគារ • (thĕəʼniəkiə)

From ធន (thŭən) + អាគារ (ʼaakiə), from Pali dhana + āgāra. Cognate with Thai ธนาคาร (tá-naa-kaan).


ស្រឡៃ

ស្រឡៃ • (srɑɑlay)

(music) sralai, a six-holed quadruple-reed shawm, a traditional Cambodian wind instrument


ពិណពាទ្យ

ពិណពាទ្យ • (pɨn piət)

ពិណ (pɨn) + ពាទ្យ (piət)

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ពិណ (pɨn) + ពាទ្យ (piət)

(music) pinpeat (orchestra or musical ensemble that performed ceremonial music in the former courts and temples of Cambodia)


ទ្រអ៊ូ

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ទ្រអ៊ូ • (trɔɔ ʼuu)

ទ្រ (trɔɔ) + អ៊ូ (ʼuu, “?”)

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ទ្រ (trɔɔ) + អ៊ូ (ʼuu, “?”)

(music) tro u, the coconut fiddle, a kind of low-pitched two-stringed fiddle


ទ្រសោ

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ទ្រសោ • (trɔɔ sao)

ទ្រ (trɔɔ, “Cambodian stringed fiddle”) + សោ (sao, meaning unclear).

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kind of fiddle, tro sau (two-stringed fiddle)


គែន

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គែន • (kɛɛn)

Of Tai origin; compare Thai แคน (kɛɛn) and Lao ແຄນ (khǣn).


ទ្រ

ទ្រ • (trɔɔ)

Compare Thai ซอ (sɔɔ), Northern Thai ᨪᩬᩴ, Lao ຊໍ (sǭ).

កូតទ្រ

tro, a Cambodian stringed instrument similar to a fiddle (it has two strings and is played with a bow)


ពិណ

From Pali vīṇā (“Indian lute, mandolin”), from Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā, “Indian lute”). Cognate with Thai พิณ (pin), Lao ພິນ (phin).

generic name for any stringed musical instrument that is played by plucking the strings


សំភោរ

kind of double-headed wooden drum with heads made of skin on both ends (one end is slightly larger than the other. It is arranged horizontally on a wooden base. It is played with the palms of the hands.)


ស្គរ

ស្គរ • (skɔɔ)

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *sgər ~ *sgəər (“a kind of drum”).


រនាត

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រនាត • (rɔɔrɔniət)


ឃឹម

ឃឹម • (khɨm)

From Middle Chinese 琴 (MC gim, “Chinese lute”). Cognate with Thai ขิม (kǐm), Lao ຂິມ (khim), Zhuang gimz or ginz, Zuojiang Zhuang gimz.


រនាតធុង

រនាតធុង • (rɔɔrɔniət thung)

(music) roneat thung, a kind of xylophone


រនាតដែក

រនាតដែក • (rɔɔrɔniət daek)

(music) roneat dek, a kind of metallophone


រនាតឯក

រនាតឯក • (rɔɔrɔniət ʼaek)


គ្រឿងថត

គ្រឿងថត • (krɨəng thɑɑt)

គ្រឿង (krɨəng) + ថត (thɑɑt, “to photograph”)


ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប

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ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប

ម៉ាស៊ីនថតរូប • (maasɨn thɑɑt ruup)


តន្ត្រី

តន្ត្រី • (dɑɑntrəy)

From Sanskrit तन्त्री (tantrī, “lute”). Compare Thai ดนตรี (don-dtrii) and Lao ດົນຕີ (don tī) or ດົນຕຣີ (don trī).


រឿណរង្គ

រឿណរង្គ • (rɨən rŭəng)

From Pali raṇa (“battle”) + Pali raṅga (“stage, theater”), from Sanskrit रणरङ्ग (raṇaraṅga, “battlefield”).


បទ

stanza, verse, phrase, proverb, sentence, section


ឈិង

(music) ching cymbals, small bowl-shaped finger cymbals used in Cambodia and Thailand


ម៉ាស៊ីនថតកុន

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ម៉ាស៊ីនថតកុន

ម៉ាស៊ីនថតកុន • (maasɨn thɑɑt kon)


តុរិយាង្គ

Derived from Pali turiya + aṅga. Compare Thai ดุริยางค์ (dù-rí-yaang).


មហោរី

មហោរី • (mĕəʼhaorii)

From Thai มโหรี (má-hǒo-rii), possibly from Sanskrit मनोहर (manohara, “fascinating, attractive, charming, beautiful”) + -ई (-ī, “feminine suffix”).
Although Khmer orchestra has existed since the 12th century (or older), the word was not found in inscriptions until a few centuries ago.


ស៊ីមហ្វូនី

Borrowed from French symphonie or English symphony.


សន្ទមាលា

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សន្ទមាលា • (sɑɑntĕəʼmiəliə)


គងវង់

គងវង់ • (kɔɔng vŭəng)

a kind of musical instrument composed of a circular frame usually made of bamboo on which sixteen brass gongs are arranged.


អគ័រដេអុង

អគ័រដេអុង • (ʼɑɑkɔədeeʼong)


សាក់សូហ្វូន

សាក់សូហ្វូន • (saksoufoun)


ពេទ្យគ្រឹះ

ពេទ្យគ្រឹះ • (pɛɛt krɨh)

ពេទ្យ (pɛɛt) + គ្រឹះ (krɨh).

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ពេទ្យ (pɛɛt) + គ្រឹះ (krɨh)


ចាប៉ី

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ចាប៉ី • (caapəy)

generic name for mandolin-or guitar-like instruments


អាគ័រ

អាគ័រ • (ʼaakɔə)


សម្ភោរ

សម្ភោរ • (sɑɑsɑmphoo)

a kind of drum with skin covers on both ends. The tone of the drum is varied by tightening the head, using a mixture of rice and ashes which is allowed to dry on the head. It is played with the palms of the hands.


ឆាប

chaap (romanization)
ការឆាប (abstract-noun)


ក្រាប់

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ក្រាប់ • (krap) (abstract noun ភាពក្រាប់)

krap (romanization)
ភាពក្រាប់ (abstract-noun)

tough and stuck together (such as a crust of rice)


ឆៃយ៉ាំ

ស្គរ ស្គរ#Khmer