đàn bầu

See also: dan bau

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 彈匏 (SV: đàn bào).

Compound of đàn (“a classifier designating string instruments”) +‎ bầu (“gourd; the instrument formerly had a resonator made from a dried gourd”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ ʔɓəw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]

Noun

đàn bầu

1. dan bau

   Synonym: độc huyền cầm

See also

• (Chinese) 獨弦琴／独弦琴 (dúxiánqín)