ktv
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Kondatam Television (a popular Tamil TV channel)
Example Sentences
- "Most KTV clubs in Taiwan have since followed a single architectural formula: […]"
- "They are enshrined and worshiped on the table as ‘holy scripture’ for KTV devotees."
- "As opposed to karaoke’s open venues, such as bars, KTV is enclosed in a private room and features microphones and a large television screen which includes the lyrics and features the music videos or, in the case of most Western songs, a low-budget video filmed especially for KTV."
- "The longest take of the film, where the underwold and political figures decide the case of Flatty and Kao in the shadowy interstices of a KTV, […]"
- "“Anyway, in order to take my mind off of the problem, my wife suggested we go to a KTV,” Su said."
- "The KTV is an apt place to begin an investigation into such phenomena, […]"
Etymology
From Chinese KTV. Late 1980s Taiwanese Pseudo-English initialism from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke) + English TV. Modelled after the earlier MTV "movie TV", which in turn repurposed the initialism from the earlier meaning "music TV", copied from the American cable TV network of that name. This term is chiefly used in mainland China, Taiwan and Cambodia and Chinese speakers globally.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: KTV