KTV.
Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment.
Meaning & usage
Karaoke television, a form of interactive musical entertainment.
Karaoke box, a karaoke entertainment establishment.
Where this word comes from
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.
Kondatam Television (a popular Tamil TV channel)
Where this word comes from
From Kondatam TV.
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