sênh tiền

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• sinh tiền

Etymology

sênh (“castanets”) +‎ tiền (“money”), as in đồng tiền (“coins (as stringed on the sênh tiền)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səjŋ̟˧˧ tiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂen˧˧ tiəŋ˦˩] ~ [sen˧˧ tiəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂəːn˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩] ~ [səːn˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

sênh tiền

1. (music) a percussion instrument used in traditional Vietnamese music, which is a combination of clapper, rasp, and jingle, made from three pieces of wood and old Chinese coins