đàn tranh

Vietnamese

đàn tranh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“to play a stringed musical instrument”) and 箏 (“zither”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʈan˧˧]

Noun

đàn tranh

1. A small plucked zither with movable bridges and usually 16 or 17 strings, of Vietnamese origin

Further reading

• traditional Vietnamese musical instruments on Wikipedia.Wikipedia