dan ty ba

noun

A plucked four-stringed chordophone with a long neck and a pear-shaped body, originating in the traditional music of Vietnam.

OriginVietnamese đàn tỳ bà →
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Meanings

noundan ty ba (plural dan ty ba)
  1. A plucked four-stringed chordophone with a long neck and a pear-shaped body, originating in the traditional music of Vietnam.

Origin

  1. Vietnameseđàn tỳ bà
  2. Englishdan ty ba

Borrowed from Vietnamese đàn tỳ bà.

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