cà rùng

Thân thiện

Trong buổi lễ cổ truyền, người ta sử dụng cà rùng để giữ nhịp.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A drum: A musical instrument consisting of a hollow frame or shell with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by striking with the hands, sticks, or other implements. This is an archaic term.
   • A tambour: Specifically, a small drum, often used in historical or folk contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong buổi lễ cổ truyền, người ta sử dụng cà rùng để giữ nhịp. (In the traditional ceremony, they used a cà rùng to keep the beat.)
  • Từ "cà rùng" là một từ cổ để chỉ trống. (The word "cà rùng" is an archaic term for a drum.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is marked as archaic () and is rarely used in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in historical texts, literature describing old customs, or academic discussions about language evolution.
• It can be used to evoke a sense of antiquity or tradition when describing musical instruments in a historical context.

Variants and Related Words

• Trống: The modern, standard Vietnamese word for "drum".
• Trống cơm: A specific type of Vietnamese folk drum.
• Tambour: The direct French loanword, which is also an archaic term in Vietnamese.

Synonyms

• Trống (n): drum.
• Tambour (n): tambour (archaic, from French).

Related Phrases

• Đánh cà rùng: To play the (drum). This phrase would be used in an archaic context.
  • Người lính đánh cà rùng để báo hiệu. (The soldier beat the drum to signal.)

Học thuật

1. (cũ) Tambour