Meanings
- uncountableentertainmentA genre of Thai popular music in a rural style.
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After Pumpuang's death, the top luk thung slot was occupied by ‘Got’ Chakrapand Arbkornburi, whose switch from pop to full-time luk thung brought many younger listeners to the style, while the reigning female singer was Sunaree Ratchasima, but she has been superseded by the perkier Arpaporn Nakornsawan and, more recently, by Ying Lee and Tai Orathai.
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Origin
- Thaiลูกทุ่ง
- Englishluk thung
Borrowed from Thai ลูกทุ่ง (lûuk-tûng, literally “rural”).
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luk thung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luk%20thung
“luk thung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luk%20thung. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luk thung,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luk%20thung.
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