ngũ cung
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 (“five”) and 宮 (“first note of pentatonic scale”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Noun
ngũ cung
- (music) pentatonic
See also
- ngũ âm