Home › Words › G › gayageumgayageumgayageum means A zither-like chordophone, most often with twelve strings, originating in the traditional music of Korea.EtymologyBorrowed from the Revised Romanization of Korean 가야금(伽倻琴) (gayageum).nounA zither-like chordophone, most often with twelve strings, originating in the traditional music of Korea.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.haegeum 75% match — A musical instrument (chordophone) with a hollow soundbox, two strings made from silk, and a rod-like neck, of traditional Korean origin. vs gayageum →geomungo 70% match — A zither of ancient Korean origin, with frets and movable bridges, played by plucking with a stick. vs gayageum →daegeum 67% match — A large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional Korean music. vs gayageum →ajaeng 64% match — A bowed zither used in Korean traditional and classical music. vs gayageum →guzheng 64% match — A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China. vs gayageum →banghyang 63% match — A metallophone of Korean origin. vs gayageum →konghou 61% match — A plucked stringed instrument (chordophone) with a harp-like construction, originating in ancient Chinese music as a horizontal instrument but now made to be played vertically, and with strings that are double to allow for techniques like vibrato. vs gayageum →ghaychak 61% match — Any of several lute-like stringed instruments of Asian origin.; A double-chambered bowl lute used by the Iranian and Baloch people, with three or four strings and a short neck without frets. vs gayageum →