가야금

Korean

Etymology

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) + (zither).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gayageum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gayageum
McCune–Reischauer?kayagŭm
Yale Romanization?ka.yakum

Noun

가야금 (gayageum).

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.

See also

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