가야금

Literally "zither of Gaya," referring to the legendary origin of the instrument in the kingdom of Daegaya. Sino-Korean word from 伽倻琴, from 伽倻 (“Gaya confederacy”) + 琴 (“zither”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ja̠ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [가야금]

 

가야금 • (gayageum) (hanja 伽倻琴)

1. A long zither with bridges and between 12 and 25 strings; used primarily in Korean traditional and classical music.

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