ซอด้วง

Thai

Etymology

Compound of ซอ (sɔɔ, “fiddle”) +‎ ด้วง (dûuang, “wooden trap”) (referring to ด้วงดักแย้ (dûang dàk yáe, “lizard trap”)).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ซอด้วง z ɒ ɗ ˆ w ŋ
Phonemic		ซอ-ด้วง z ɒ – ɗ ˆ w ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	sɔɔ-dûuang
	Royal Institute	so-duang
(standard) IPA(key)		/sɔː˧.dua̯ŋ˥˩/(R)

Noun

ซอด้วง • (sɔɔ-dûuang)

1. (music) saw duang, a Thai two-string vertical fiddle played with a bow. It has a round hardwood soundbox covered with a python skin.