សម្ភោរ

Khmer

A boy playing a សម្ភោរ

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic សម្ភោរ sm̥bʰor WT romanisation sɑmphoo (standard) IPA(key) /sɑm.ˈpʰoː/

Noun

សម្ភោរ • (sɑmphoo)

1. a kind of drum with skin covers on both ends. The tone of the drum is varied by tightening the head, using a mixture of rice and ashes which is allowed to dry on the head. It is played with the palms of the hands.