đàn tam

noun

Hanoi [ʔɗaːn˨˩ taːm˧˧]Huế [ʔɗaːŋ˦˩ taːm˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ taːm˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đànfallinghuyền tamlevelngang

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Meanings of đàn tam in English

Noun

a fretless lute with snakeskin-covered body and three strings

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce đàn tam?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːn˨˩ taːm˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ taːm˧˧]. Tones: đàn — falling tone (huyền), tam — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.