ลิเก

Thai

Alternative forms

• ยี่เก

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Persian ذکر (zikr, “mention”), from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr, “remembrance”).

Compare Lao ລິເກ (li kē).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ลิเก l i e k
Phonemic		ลิ-เก l i – e k
Romanization	Paiboon	lí-gee
	Royal Institute	li-ke
(standard) IPA(key)		/li˦˥.keː˧/(R)

Noun

ลิเก • (lí-gee)

1. (music) likay, a form of traditional Thai musical folk opera.

Anagrams

• เลิก (lə̂ək)