Etymograph

English

khene

Khene comes from Lao ແຄນ.

  1. Laomodernແຄນ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1951khene

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Laomodernແຄນ
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1951khene

Earliest quotation: 1951, Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent: “There are processions led by dancers with castanets and…”

Today it means

noun A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Lao ແຄນ / khene