ດົນຕີ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ດົນຕຣີ (don trī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit तन्त्री (tantrī, “lute”). Compare Thai ดนตรี (don-dtrii) and Khmer តន្ត្រី (dɑntrəy).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [don˩(˧).tiː˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [don˩˨.tiː˩˨]
• Hyphenation: ດົນ-ຕີ
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ດົນຕີ • (don tī)

1. music

Derived terms

• ນັກດົນຕີ (nak don tī, “musician”)