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luk thung

luk thung noun: a genre of Thai popular music in a rural style.

Noun

luk thung (uncountable)

  1. A genre of Thai popular music in a rural style.
    • After Pumpuang's death, the top luk thung slot was occupied by ‘Got’ Chakrapand Arbkornburi, whose switch from pop to full-time luk thung brought many younger listeners to the style, while the reigning female singer was Sunaree Ratchasima, but she has been superseded by the perkier Arpaporn...2023, Rough Guides, The Rough Guide to Thailand, Apa Publications Limited, →ISBN

Origin of luk thung

Borrowed from Thai ลูกทุ่ง (lûuk-tûng, literally “rural”).

Questions about luk thung

What does luk thung mean?
Luk thung means a genre of Thai popular music in a rural style.
What part of speech is luk thung?
Luk thung is a noun.

Words near luk thung in the dictionary

  1. Lujhu
  2. Lujiang
  3. lujvo
  4. Luján
  5. Luk
  6. luk thung
  7. Luk.
  8. Luka
  9. Lukach
  10. Lukaches
  11. Lukacs

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