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)