มโหรี

Thai

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit मनोहर (manohara, “fascinating, attractive, charming, beautiful”) + -ई (-ī, “feminine suffix”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		มโหรี m o h r ī
Phonemic		มะ-โห-รี m a – o h – r ī
Romanization	Paiboon	má-hǒo-rii
	Royal Institute	ma-ho-ri
(standard) IPA(key)		/ma˦˥.hoː˩˩˦.riː˧/(R)

Noun

มโหรี • (má-hǒo-rii)

1. (music) Thai classical ensemble (medium or large) meant for entertainment rather than ritual, which combines instruments from the piphat (ปี่พาทย์, percussion and flute) with those of the khruang sai (วงเครื่องสาย, or string ensemble); Thai grand orchestra.

Descendants

• → Khmer: មហោរី (mĕəʼhaorii)