English
luk thung
Luk thung comes from Thai ลูกทุ่ง ‘of or pertaining to the music popular amongst…’.
- Thaimodernลูกทุ่ง‘of or pertaining to the music popular amongst the countrypersons, for instance’literally ‘rural’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023luk thung
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Thaimodernลูกทุ่ง‘of or pertaining to the music popular amongst the countrypersons, for instance’literally ‘rural’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023luk thung
Earliest quotation: 2023, Rough Guides, The Rough Guide to Thailand: “After Pumpuang's death, the top luk thung slot was…”
The story
Borrowed from Thai ลูกทุ่ง (lûuk-tûng, literally “rural”).
Every English word from Thai ลูกทุ่ง
Today it means
noun A genre of Thai popular music in a rural style.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Thai ลูกทุ่ง / luk thung