ca dao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌謠.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ zaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]

Noun

ca dao

1. Vietnamese folk song, often recited or sung as a poem, idiom or proverb without accompaniment

See also

• tục ngữ