가야금

Korean

Etymology

Literally "zither of Gaya," referring to the legendary origin of the instrument in the kingdom of Daegaya. Sino-Korean word from 伽倻琴, from 伽倻 (“Gaya confederacy”) + 琴 (“zither”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ja̠ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [가야금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gayageum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gayageum
McCune–Reischauer?	kayagŭm
Yale Romanization?	ka.yakum

Noun

가야금 (gayageum).

가야금 • (gayageum) (hanja 伽倻琴)

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