nhã nhạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雅樂, composed of 雅 (“elegant”) and 樂 (“music”), from Middle Chinese 雅樂 (ŋˠa^X ŋˠʌk̚).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˦ˀ˥ ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˧˨ ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˨˩˦ ɲaːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nhã nhạc

1. (music) the ancient court ritual music of Vietnam, of Chinese origin

   nhã nhạc cung đình Huế ― Hue royal court music