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daegeum

daegeum noun: a large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional Korean music.

daegeum: a large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional...
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Noun

daegeum (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional Korean music.
    • Interspersed with musical numbers, including a serene solo by Chung-Eun Han for the daegeum, or bamboo flute, the program also showcased “Buchaechum,” a fan dance.2013 August 6, Gia Kourlas, “In Drums and Fans, the Spirit of Korea”, in The New York Times

Origin of daegeum

From Korean 대금 (daegeum).

Questions about daegeum

What does daegeum mean?
Daegeum means a large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional Korean music.
What part of speech is daegeum?
Daegeum is a noun.

Words near daegeum in the dictionary

  1. daedalum
  2. Daedalus
  3. Daedong
  4. daee
  5. daees
  6. daegeum
  7. Daegu
  8. Daeira
  9. Daejeon
  10. daemon
  11. daemones

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