đàn đáy

See also: dan day

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of đàn (“string instrument”) +‎ đáy (“back”), perhaps because the instrument's body has an open back.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗaj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥]

Noun

đàn đáy

a Vietnamese lute with three strings, a hollow trapezoidal wooden body with an open back, and a very long neck, used in traditional Vietnamese music (particularly ca trù)

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