klong
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A traditional Thai drum played at music events and ceremonies
- noun
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klong
- The musicians played the klong to accompany the dancers at the cultural event.
Examples
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The klong is essential in Thai traditional music.
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The sound of the klong echoed through the village during the New Year celebration.
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Children learned to beat the klong during their music class at school.
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I heard a beautiful klong performance last night.
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The musicians played the klong to accompany the dancers at the cultural event.
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Children learned to beat the klong during their music class at school.
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The sound of the klong echoed through the village during the New Year celebration.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Klong also comes from a different Thai word klong, which means 'drum'. A useful way to remember this is to think of the deep beat sounding like 'klong', so the word names the traditional Thai drum used in music and ceremonies.
