가야금

Korean

Etymology

Hanja in this word
伽	倻	琴

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA: kaˈjagɯm
• Phonetic hangul: 가야금

Romanization

Revised	gayageum	transliteration	gayageum
McCune-Reischauer	kayagŭm	Yale	ka.yakum

Noun

가야금 (gayageum, hanja 伽倻琴)

가야금 (gayageum).

1. A long zither with bridges and between 12 and 25 strings; used primarily in Korean traditional and classical music.

See also

• gayageum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:gayageum