Etymology

gayageum

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Today it means: A zither-like chordophone, most often with twelve strings, originating in the traditional music of Korea. Full definition →

Korean 가야금(伽倻琴)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from가야금(伽倻琴)
  2. English todaygayageum

Borrowed from the Revised Romanization of Korean 가야금(伽倻琴) (gayageum).

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