vĩ cầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尾琴, composed of 尾 (“tail”) and 琴 (“string instrument”), referring to the fact that the ribbon of the bow is made from a horse tail.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˦ˀ˥ kəm˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˨ kəm˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦ kəm˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) vĩ cầm

(dated) Synonym of vi-ô-lông (“violin”)

See also

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