English
haegeum
Haegeum comes from Korean 해금(奚琴).
- Koreanmodern해금(奚琴)奚琴
- Englishearliest quotation 2017haegeum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Koreanmodern해금(奚琴)奚琴
- Englishearliest quotation 2017haegeum
Earliest quotation: 2017, Young-Im Lee: “Like clockwork, she reached for the haegeum that leaned…”
Every English word from Korean 해금(奚琴)
Today it means
noun A musical instrument (chordophone) with a hollow soundbox, two strings made from silk, and a rod-like neck, of traditional Korean origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 해금(奚琴) / haegeum