tam âm la

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三 (“three”), 音 (“sound”) and 鑼 (“gong”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ laː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ ʔəm˧˧ laː˧˧]

Noun

tam âm la

1. a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument consisting of three small tuned gongs in a wooden frame; derived from the Chinese yunluo and used in nhã nhạc