가야금
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[edit] Korean
[edit] Etymology
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Literally "zither of Gaya," referring to the legendary origin of the instrument in the kingdom of Daegaya. From 가야 (gaya, “Gaya confederacy”, 伽倻) + 금 (geum, “zither”, 琴).
[edit] Pronunciation
Romanization
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gayageum |
gayageum |
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| McCune-Reischauer |
kayagŭm |
ka.yakum |
[edit] Noun
가야금 (gayageum, hanja 伽倻琴)
- A long zither with bridges and between 12 and 25 strings; used primarily in Korean traditional and classical music.
[edit] See also
gayageum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:gayageum