vĩ cầm

See also: vicam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尾琴, composed of 尾 (“tail”) and 琴 (“string instrument”), referring to the fact that the ribbon of the bow is traditional made from horsetail hair. In modern Vietnamese, vĩ is also the word for "bow".

Probably also a phono-semantic matching with French violon.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˦ˀ˥ kəm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˧˨ kəm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) vĩ cầm

  1. (dated) violin
    Synonym: vi-ô-lông

See also

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