đàn tam
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“a classifier designating string instruments”) and 三 (“three”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ taːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ taːm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ taːm˧˧]
Noun edit
- a fretless lute with snakeskin-covered body and three strings