Definition
People who live in the countryside; country dwellers or rural inhabitants.
Etymology
Compound of 'country' (from Old French contree) and 'folk' (from Old English folc, meaning 'people'). This combination emerged in Middle English to refer collectively to rural populations, similar to how 'townsfolk' refers to urban dwellers.
Kelly Says
The word 'folk' in 'countryfolk' connects to fascinating roots—it gave us 'folklore,' 'folk music,' and 'folk etymology,' all capturing the idea that country people have their own distinctive traditions and ways of speaking that fascinated city scholars.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አገር ሰዎች
a-ger se-woch
ARالعربية
فلاّحون
fallahun
BNবাংলা
গ্রামবাসী
gram-ba-see
CACatalà
pagesos
pa-he-sos
DEDeutsch
Landleute
lant-loo-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
χωρικοί
chor-i-kee
ESEspañol
campesinos
kam-peh-see-nos
FAفارسی
روستایی
roost-a-ee
FISuomi
maalaisväestö
maa-lai-svaes-toe
FRFrançais
paysans
pɛ.sɑ̃
GUGU
ગામના લોકો
gaam-na lo-ko
HEעברית
תושבי הכפר
to-she-ve ha-kfar
HIहिन्दी
गांव वाले
gaun vaale
HUMagyar
paraszti
par-as-tee
IDBahasa Indonesia
pedesaan
pe-de-sa-an
ITItaliano
contadini
kon-ta-dee-nee
KMKM
ប្រជាជនក្រុង
bra-cha-cha-n kra-ung
KO한국어
시골 사람
si-gol sa-ram
MRMR
शेतकरी
she-ta-ka-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
orang kampung
o-rang kam-pong
MYမြန်မာ
ရွာသား
ya-wa-tha
NLNederlands
dorpelingen
dor-pe-lin-gen
PLPolski
mieszkańcy wsi
mish-kan-skee vsi
PTPortuguês
camponeses
kam-po-ne-zehs
RORomână
țărani
tsa-ra-nee
RUРусский
крестьяне
krestyane
SWKiswahili
wakulima
wa-ku-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
குடிமக்கள்
ku-di-mak-kal
TEతెలుగు
గ్రామస్థులు
grama-sthu-lu
TLTL
mga taga-bayan
mga ta-ga-ba-yan
TRTürkçe
köylüler
koy-lyu-ler
UKУкраїнська
сільські жителі
si-ls-ki zhy-te-li
URاردو
گاؤں والے
ga-on wa-lay
VITiếng Việt
người nông dân
ngoo-ee-noh-ng-dahn
YOYO
ọmọ ẹlẹdà
o-mo eh-le-da
ZUZU
abantu basemakhaya
a-ban-too ba-se-ma-kha-ya