đàn tranh
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“to play a stringed musical instrument”) and 箏 (“zither”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʈan˧˧]
Noun
edit- A small plucked zither with movable bridges and usually 16 or 17 strings, of Vietnamese origin
Further reading
edit- traditional Vietnamese musical instruments on Wikipedia.Wikipedia