gayageum

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Etymology

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

Noun

gayageum (plural gayageum or gayageums)

  1. (music) A zither-like chordophone, most often with twelve strings, originating in the traditional music of Korea.

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