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keene | khene |

As a proper noun keene

is of irish origin.

As a noun khene is

a traditional musical instrument of laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.

keene

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • * (rfdate) Oph. You are keene''' my lord, you are ' keene - Hamlet, Shakespeare

    • khene

    English

    (wikipedia khene)

    Alternative forms

    * khaen * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.
  • * 1951 , Norman Lewis, A Dragon Apparent , Eland 2003, p. 296:
    • There are processions led by dancers with castanets and accompanied by musicians playing the Kène .
  • * 1997 , Dolly Brittan, The Hmong , Rosen Publishing 1997, p. 32:
    • The khene was once used to call warriors to fight. Now it is used for ceremonies.
  • * 2000 , Simon Broughton et al., The Rough Guide to World Music , Rough Guides 2000, p. 171:
    • The Lao khaen , however, is the most sophisticated of all the bamboo mouth organs – it takes great skill to play it properly.
  • * 2001 , Mervyn Brown, War in Shangri-La , Radcliffe 2001, p. 155:
    • I then suggested that he should play a tune on the khène while I improvised an accompaniment on the ukelele.

    See also

    * (traditional shawm of Vietnam)