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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ taːm˧˧]

Noun

a fretless lute with snakeskin-covered body and three strings

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