folktale
/ˈfoʊkteɪl/
folktale noun: a tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
Noun
folktale (plural folktales)
- A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
- Synonyms:
- folk story
folktale meaning in Kannada, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
folktale in Kannada
- ನಾಡಾಡಿ ಕತೆ, ನಾಳ್ಗತೆ
folktale in Tagalog
- story that is part of the oral tradition of a people
- kuwentong-bayan
folktale in Arabic
- story that is part of the oral tradition of a people
- حِكَايَة خُرَافِيَّة ḥikāya ḵurāfiyya
folktale in Indonesian
- story that is part of the oral tradition of a people
- cerita rakyat
More languagesFewer languages
- folktale in Thai
- นิทานชาวบ้าน, นิทานพื้นบ้าน
- folktale in Vietnamese
- truyện dân gian
Synonyms of folktale
Forms of folktale
| plural | folktales |
|---|---|
| alternative form | folk tale |
Origin of folktale
From folk + tale.
Questions about folktale
- What does folktale mean?
- Folktale means a tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
- What is folktale in Kannada?
- Folktale in Kannada is ನಾಡಾಡಿ ಕತೆ, ನಾಳ್ಗತೆ. See Folktale meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is folktale?
- Folktale is a noun.
- How do you pronounce folktale?
- Folktale is pronounced /ˈfoʊkteɪl/.
- What is the plural of folktale?
- The plural of folktale is folktales.
Words near folktale in the dictionary
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