folk music in Malay
lagu rakyat
folk music in Malay: lagu rakyat. 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.
Malay words for folk music
- music originating from a specific region
- lagu rakyat
English meaning of folk music
- 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.
- 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.
folk music in other languages
Questions about folk music in Malay
- What is the meaning of folk music in Malay?
- Folk music in Malay is lagu rakyat.
- Apakah maksud folk music dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Folk music: lagu rakyat.
- 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.
Source and license
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 Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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