đàn đáy
See also: dan day
Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of đàn (“string instrument”) + đáy (“back”), perhaps because the instrument's body has an open back.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗaj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- 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)