Etymology

daegeum

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Today it means: A large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional Korean music. Full definition →

Korean 대금
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from대금
  2. English todaydaegeum

From Korean 대금 (daegeum).

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