folk
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The meaning (definition) of the word folk
old-style music passed down from grandparents
The word folk used in a sentence
“Grandma likes to sing old folk songs from long ago.”
Words that mean the same as folk (synonyms)
traditional music
How the word folk is said around the world
| French | folk (FOHK) |
| Spanish | música folclórica (MOO-see-kah fohl-KLOH-ree-kah) |
| Mandarin | 民间 (meen jyen) |
| Hindi | लोक (lohk) |
| Arabic | موسيقى شعبية (MOO-see-kah SHAH-bee-yah) |
| Russian | народная музыка (nah-ROHD-nah-yah MOO-zy-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | povo (POH-vuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | música folclórica (MOO-zee-kah fohl-KLOH-ree-kah) |
| Japanese | フォーク (fohku) |
| German | Volksmusik (FOLKS-moo-zeek) |
| Urdu | لوک (lohk) |
| Punjabi | ਲੋਕ (lohk) |
| Korean | 민요 (MEEN-yoh) |
| Hebrew | עממי (ah-mah-MEE) |
| Greek | παραδοσιακός (pah-rah-thohs-yah-KOHS) |
| Dutch | volksmuziek (VOLKS-mew-zeek) |
| Tagalog | mga tao (mgah TAH-oh) |
| Vietnamese | dân ca (zun KAH) |
| Turkish | halk (hahlk) |
| Persian | موسیقی فولکلور (moo-SEE-kee fohl-KAY-lohr) |
| Polish | ludowy (loo-DAW-vi) |
| Ukrainian | народний (nah-ROHD-niy) |
| Bengali | লোক (lohk) |
| Swedish | folk (fawlk) |
| Italian | folk (FOHLK) |
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