लोकगीत (lokgiit)

noun A compound noun meaning 'folk song' -- लोक (lok, 'folk/people') plus गीत (giit, 'song'). One straightforward sense.
Sense 1 : folk song
noun, masculine
Synonyms: लोक संगीत (lok sangiit, broader term covering folk music generally, not just songs)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Every region of India has its own लोकगीत (lokgiit) -- think of Bhojpuri wedding songs, Rajasthani desert ballads, or Haryanvi harvest songs sung during गीत (giit) sessions at family functions. In Delhi-NCR, you'll often hear लोकगीत (lokgiit) at weddings, especially during rituals like मेहंदी (mehandii) or संगीत (sangiit) nights, sung by the women of the family rather than professional singers.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat लोकगीत (lokgiit) as interchangeable with भजन (bhajan) or फिल्मी गीत (philmii giit) -- it specifically means traditional, regionally-rooted songs passed down orally, not devotional or film songs. 2) The word is masculine and behaves like a regular -त ending noun; learners occasionally try to feminize it by analogy with गीत being 'song-like' and neutral in English.
Sample Sentences:
शादी में औरतें पुराने लोकगीत गाती हैं। At weddings, the women sing old folk songs.
(shaadii men aurten puraane lokgiit gaatii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेरी नानी को बहुत सारे लोकगीत याद थे। My grandmother remembered a great many folk songs.
(merii naanii ko bahut saare lokgiit yaad the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
संगीत की रात में सब मिलकर लोकगीत गा रहे थे। On the sangeet night, everyone was singing folk songs together.
(sangiit kii raat men sab milkar lokgiit gaa rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम्हें वह लोकगीत याद होता, तो हम इसे मेहंदी में गाते। If you remembered that folk song, we would have sung it at the mehendi.
(agar tumhen vah lokgiit yaad hotaa, to ham ise mehandii men gaate।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम कोई हरियाणवी लोकगीत जानती हो? Do you know any Haryanvi folk song?
(kyaa tum koii hariyaanvii lokgiit jaantii ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह लोकगीत पीढ़ियों से गाया जाता रहा है। This folk song has been sung across generations.
(yah lokgiit piidhiyon se gaayaa jaataa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
राजस्थान के रेगिस्तानी लोकगीत सुनकर मन उदास हो जाता है। Hearing Rajasthan's desert folk songs, the heart grows wistful.
(raajasthaan ke registaanii lokgiit sunkar man udaas ho jaataa hai।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
फसल कटने के बाद गाँव में लोकगीत गूँज उठे। After the harvest, folk songs rang out in the village.
(phasal katne ke baad gaanv men lokgiit goonj uthe।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बेटी, अपनी दादी से कोई भोजपुरी लोकगीत सीख लो। Daughter, learn some Bhojpuri folk song from your grandmother.
(betii, apnii daadii se koii bhojpurii lokgiit siikh lo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद वह मशहूर लोकगीत इस बार भी मेहंदी में गाया जाए। Perhaps that famous folk song will be sung at the mehendi this time too.
(shaayad vah mashahoor lokgiit is baar bhii mehandii men gaayaa jaae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): लोकगीत (lokgiit)
(sg.m.oblique): लोकगीत (lokgiit)
(pl.m.direct): लोकगीत (lokgiit)
(pl.m.oblique): लोकगीतों (lokgiiton)