đàn tam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“a classifier designating string instruments”) and 三 (“three”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ taːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ taːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ taːm˧˧]

Noun

đàn tam

  1. a fretless lute with snakeskin-covered body and three strings

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