folk

Significado

Noun

1. A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
2. People, persons.
3. One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
4. Short for folk music.

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
2. Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
3. Of or related to local building materials and styles.
4. Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/fəʊk/

Etimologia

From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Cognate with German Volk, Dutch volk, Swedish folk and Danish folk. Doublet of volk.

Frases

The Greek musicians play on small portable folk style instruments .

Os músicos gregos tocam em pequenos instrumentos portáteis de estilo folclórico.

Much of William Schmidt's music was influenced by jazz and folk music .

Grande parte da música de William Schmidt foi influenciada pelo jazz e pela música folclórica.