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- Vietnamese · borrowed fromđàn bầu
- English todaydan bau
Borrowed from Vietnamese đàn bầu.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A monochord (one-stringed) zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone) of Vietnamese origin, played by plucking with a plectrum with one hand and using the other to vary the tension on the string to adjust the pitch. Full definition →
Borrowed from Vietnamese đàn bầu.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.