bát âm

See also: batam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 八音.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔəm˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʔəm˧˧]

Noun

bát âm

1. traditional Chinese system classifying musical instruments into eight categories
2. octet (music)

References

• Tầm nguyên từ điển, 1941, Lê Văn Hòe
• "bát âm" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)