Definitions
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- noun A traditional
musical instrument ofLaos , being a type of bamboo mouth organ.
Etymologies
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From Lao ແຄນ (khëën).
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On one Saturday, the band Bong Lan combined saxophone, drums and keyboard with khene (a free-reed Thai mouth organ) and seung (a four-stringed guitar) to produce Thai-Western jazz fusion.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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On one Saturday, the band Bong Lan combined saxophone, drums and keyboard with khene (a free-reed Thai mouth organ) and seung (a four-stringed guitar) to produce Thai-Western jazz fusion.
NYT > Travel By ROBYN ECKHARDT 2010
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