đàn đáy

See also: dan day

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of đàn (“string instrument”) +‎ đáy (“back”), perhaps because the instrument's body has an open back.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗaj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥]

Noun

đàn đáy

  1. a Vietnamese lute with three strings, a hollow trapezoidal wooden body with an open back, and a very long neck, used in traditional Vietnamese music (particularly ca trù)

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