จะเข้

Thai

จะเข้ (instrument)

Etymology

From จระเข้ (jɔɔ-rá-kêe, “crocodile”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จะเข้ t͡ɕ a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic		จะ-เค่ t͡ɕ a – e g ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	jà-kêe
	Royal Institute	cha-khe
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕa˨˩.kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Noun

จะเข้ • (jà-kêe) (classifier ตัว)

1. (music) jakhe, a plucked, three-stringed zither in the shape of a crocodile used in Central Thai classical music; similar to the Cambodian ក្រពើ (krapeu).
2. crocodile.