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789:Gong chimes
666:Maung zaing
303:pi phat mon
295:pi phat mon
193:pat kon cao
33:Other names
1573:Categories
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1473:Ranat thum
1451:Xylophones
1442:Poeng mang
1437:Klong thap
1422:Klong that
1393:Percussion
864:Kagn Chram
833:Kong chmol
823:Kong thom
756:Xylophones
706:Khayu thin
633:Xylophones
580:Percussion
399:2020-04-30
375:2020-04-30
330:References
238:khong wong
175:). In the
156:pronounced
120:Angkor Wat
89:Mon people
85:gong chime
57:Percussion
1516:Khong mon
1458:Pong lang
1417:Klong yao
1347:Pi chanai
1289:Khlui lib
1227:Saw duang
1196:Krachappi
1124:ខ្យងស័ង្ខ
1117:Traw dauk
1000:Kong ring
949:Tro Khmer
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838:Kong nyee
828:Kong mong
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768:Roneat ek
624:Oun maung
594:Pat waing
502:Mi gyaung
281:Khong mon
243:horseshoe
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189:ဏံၚ်ဏောတ်
181:naung not
144:khong mon
81:ဗာတ်ကိုၚ်
61:idiophone
41:Khong mon
1468:Ranat ek
1337:Pi chawa
1332:Pi klang
1059:Angkuoch
995:Kse diev
869:Kanderng
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313:See also
258:), with
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45:Kong mon
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1295:Khlui u
1184:Plucked
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936:Fiddles
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640:Pattala
508:Don min
460:Plucked
290:pi phat
272:kinnari
229:pat kon
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152:ฆ้องมอญ
132:Burmese
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72:pat kon
18:Pat kon
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1342:Pi mon
1327:Pi nok
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504:(Kyam)
495:Struck
453:String
260:rattan
163:) and
95:. The
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1548:Ching
1499:Gongs
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1400:Drums
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1362:Pi so
1310:Oboes
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1232:Saw u
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1094:Other
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1016:Khloy
878:Drums
857:Bells
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671:Maung
649:Gongs
587:Drums
567:Hnyin
544:Oboes
535:Palwe
486:Tayaw
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