Home › Words › G › geomungogeomungogeomungo means A zither of ancient Korean origin, with frets and movable bridges, played by plucking with a stick.EtymologyBorrowed from Korean 거문고 (geomun'go).nounA zither of ancient Korean origin, with frets and movable bridges, played by plucking with a stick.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.komungo 73% match — Synonym of geomungo. vs geomungo →gayageum 70% match — A zither-like chordophone, most often with twelve strings, originating in the traditional music of Korea. vs geomungo →guzheng 65% 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 geomungo →haegeum 63% match — A musical instrument (chordophone) with a hollow soundbox, two strings made from silk, and a rod-like neck, of traditional Korean origin. vs geomungo →zhuihu 61% match — A two-stringed chordophone (string instrument) with a fretless fingerboard, played with a bow, of Chinese origin and especially associated with Henan and Shandong. vs geomungo →ajaeng 60% match — A bowed zither used in Korean traditional and classical music. vs geomungo →khim 59% match — a stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo sticks. vs geomungo →daegeum 59% match — A large bamboo flute with a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre, used in traditional Korean music. vs geomungo →