MUAYTHAI BORAN GLOSSARY

The following glossary has been compiled as a reference source for Non-Thai speakers interested in learning and better understanding the terminology used in the practice and teaching of Muay Thai Boran. 

This glossary is but a compendium of key words and essential terms the Author has selected that are most commonly utilized in the traditional teachings of Muay Thai Boran in Thailand and abroad. 

This reference will avail the reader a concise definition and, in some instances , further elucidations of the words both of modern Muay Thai and Traditional Muay Boran vernaculars known collectively as Muay Thai Boran. 

To facilitate ease of use the glossary has been divided into categories, as well as compiled in alphabetical order. The entries are formatted with the romanized transliterations as the base word , followed by the word in Thai script and finally the English translation or definition.  

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