đàn tam

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彈 (“a classifier designating string instruments”) and 三 (“three”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

đàn tam

1. a fretless lute with snakeskin-covered body and three strings