kenong
noun
plural kenong
or kenongs
Definition of kenong
: a Southeast Asian gong chime of definite pitch in which each individual gong is set with its open side down on ropes within a square boxlike resonator
In slow music it is often the practice to delay both the kenong and gong strokes until slightly after the beat.— Neil Sorrell, A Guide to the Gamelan, 1990
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