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folk music meaning in Tamil

மக்கள் இசை

folk music in Tamil: மக்கள் இசை. 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.

Tamil words for folk music

மக்கள் இசை

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of folk music in Tamil?
Folk music in Tamil is மக்கள் இசை.
folk music என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Folk music: மக்கள் இசை.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: folk music (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: folk music (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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