Dictionary

folktale en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈfoʊkteɪl/

Etymology

From folk + tale.

Meanings

1. A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

Forms

Relateds

folklore

Synonyms

folk story

Translations (43)

ca cuento (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · tl kuwentong-bayan (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · th นิทานชาวบ้าน (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · vi truyện dân gian (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ja 昔話 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · lv teika (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · shi umiy (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · hu népmese (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · be наро́дная ка́зка (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · de Märchen (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ja 民話 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · gsw Volksmäärli (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · lus thawnthurochun (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ru наро́дная ска́зка (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ru ска́зка (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ko 옛이야기 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · nl volksverhaal (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · id cerita rakyat (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · es leyenda (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ko 민간 설화 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · pl bajka ludowa (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ca rondalla (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · la fabula (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · fr conte populaire (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · uk наро́дна ка́зка (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · kmr meselok (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · rom paramìsi (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · fr conte (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ko 동화 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · gl conto popular (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · cmn 民間故事 /民间故事 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · sv folksaga (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · pt conto popular (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · th นิทานพื้นบ้าน (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · cmn 民間傳說 /民间传说 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ar حِكَايَة خُرَافِيَّة (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · fi kansantaru (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · lv pasaka (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ko 옛날이야기 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ko 민화 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · da folkesagn (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · de Volksmärchen (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) · ja 民間説話 (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people)