หัวโขน

Thai

Khon masks

Etymology

From หัว (hǔua, head) + โขน (kǒon, Khon: a traditional masked performance); literally "Khon head", referring to a mask worn in performing Khon, depicting a character from the epic Rāmāyaṇa.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหัวโขน
hwon
Phonemicหัว-โขน
hwon
RomanizationPaiboonhǔua-kǒon
Royal Institutehua-khon
(standard) IPA(key)/hua̯˩˩˦.kʰoːn˩˩˦/

Noun

หัวโขน (hǔua-kǒon)

  1. (figuratively) role, function; position, office.
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