folk song

English

noun

Definitions

(music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
(music) A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.

Etymology

Compound from English folk (folk music) + English song.

Origin

English

song

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

adfolk English
alms-folk English
almsfolk English
anti-folk English
birdsong English
businessfolk English
chairfolk English
cisfolk English
commonfolk English
congressfolk English
countryfolk English
electrofolk English
evensong English
fieldfolk English
finfolk English
fisherfolk English
folk English
folkcraft English
folker English
folkfree English
folkgame English
folkie English
folkish English
folkland English
folklife English
folklike English
folklore English
folkly English
folkmoot English
folknik English
folkred English
folkright English
folksinger English
folksinging English
folkster English
folkstyle English
folktale English
folkway English
folkweave English
folky English
foresong English
gayfolk English
gentlefolk English
grandfolk English
heartsong English
hillfolk English
intersong English
kinfolk English
kinsfolk English
kithfolk English
ladyfolk English
lizardfolk English
menfolk English
merfolk English
microsong English
midsong English
multisong English
neofolk English
nonfolk English
plainsong English
playsong English
presong English
pricksong English
pseudofolk English
ratfolk English
seafolk English
showfolk English
singsong English
sirensong English
skinfolk English
smallfolk English
snowfolk English
song English
songbird English
songbook English
songcraft English
songer English
songfest English
songfic English
songful English
songish English
songless English
songlet English
songlike English
songline English
songly English
songmaker English
songmaking English
songman English
songsheet English
songsmith English
songsome English
songster English
songtext English
songvid English
songworthy English
songwriter English
songwriting English
songy English
straightfolk English
streetfolk English
subsong English
townfolk English
townsfolk English
tradesfolk English
transfolk English
turbo-folk English
undersong English
whalesong English
womenfolk English
wondersong English
workfolk English
yachtsfolk English
youngfolk English
Song German
opera Italian
song Dutch, Flemish
folk Spanish, Castilian
folk Portuguese
ソング Japanese
フォークソング Japanese
folk Middle English
song Middle English
song Tok Pisin