dan nguyet

noun

A moon-shaped kind of lute, a plucked, fretted lute with a round body and two strings, originating in traditional Vietnamese music.

Meanings

noun
  1. A moon-shaped kind of lute, a plucked, fretted lute with a round body and two strings, originating in traditional Vietnamese music.

Origin

  1. Vietnameseđàn nguyệt
  2. Englishdan nguyet

Borrowed from Vietnamese đàn nguyệt.

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