vĩ cầm
Vietnamese
vĩ cầm
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 尾琴, composed of 尾 (“tail”) and 琴 (“string instrument”), referring to the fact that the ribbon of the bow is traditional made from horsetail hair. In modern Vietnamese, vĩ is also the word for "bow".
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˦ˀ˥ kəm˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˧˨ kəm˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩]
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