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folk music meaning in Hindi

लोक संगीत lok saṅgīt

folk music in Hindi: लोक संगीत (lok saṅgīt). In English, folk music means any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.

Hindi words for folk music

music originating from a specific region
लोक संगीत lok saṅgīt

English meaning of folk music

  1. noun Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.
  2. noun Any contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music, especially a specific genre of originally American popular music that draws on Anglo-American musical forms.

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Questions about folk music in Hindi

What is the meaning of folk music in Hindi?
Folk music in Hindi is लोक संगीत (lok saṅgīt).
folk music का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Folk music: लोक संगीत (lok saṅgīt).
What does folk music mean in English?
Folk music means any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: folk music (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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