Topic summary
Krapeu
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Chakhe.
In Thai music, the chakhe is part of the Mahori ensemble; in Khmer music, the krapeu is part of the equivalent Mohori. The word krapeu means "alligator" or "crocodile" in the Khmer language. The name Chakhe meaning "crocodile" in the Thai language. Chakhe and krapeu are also related to the Myanmar/Monmi gyaung(kyam), which has realistic zoological features and not just the abstract form of a crocodile. More distantly, they are also related to the IndianVeena.