"The khene (/\u02C8k\u025Bn/; also spelled \"khaen\", \"kaen\" and \"khen\"; Lao: \u0EC1\u0E84\u0E99; Thai: \u0E41\u0E04\u0E19, rtgs: khaen, pronounced [k\u02B0\u025B\u0304\u02D0n]; Vietnamese: kh\u00E8n; Khmer: \u1782\u17C2\u1793) is a mouth organ of Lao origin whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed-out hardwood reservoir into which air is blown, creating a sound similar to that of the violin. Today associated with the Lao people of Laos and Isan, other similar instruments date back to the Bronze Age."@en . . . .