ca trù
Vietnamese
Etymology
歌 (song) + 籌 (bamboo card). Bamboo cards were formerly sold to listeners, who would award them to their favorite singers, who then redeemed the cards for money.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ t͡ɕu˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˨˩]
Noun
ca trù
- ca tru, a genre of traditional singing from northern Vietnam
Synonyms
- hát ả đào
- hát ca trù
- hát nói