tuk-tuk

English

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Alternative forms

• tuk tuk

Etymology

From Thai ตุ๊กๆ (dtóok-dtóok) (onomatopoeia) from the sound of its two-stroke engine.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /tʊk.tʊk/

Noun

tuk-tuk (plural tuk-tuks)

1. (India, Thailand) a motorized rickshaw

Translations

vehicle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嘟嘟車 (cmn), 嘟嘟车 (cmn) (dūdū chē)

• Hindi: ऑटो रिक्शा (hi) (oṭo rikśā) m, टुकटुक (hi) (ṭukṭuk), ऑटो (hi) (oṭo) m, आटो (hi) (āṭo) m
• Indonesian: bajaj (id)
• Japanese: オート・リクシャー (ja) (ōto-rikushā)
• Khmer: ទុកទុក (km) (tuk-tuk)

• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Marathi: ऑटो रिक्शा (mr) (ǒṭo rikśā), ऑटो (mr) (ǒṭo) f
• Russian: тук-тук (ru) (tuk-túk) m
• Tagalog: traysikel (tl) (from "tricycle")
• Thai: ตุ๊กๆ (th) (dtóok-dtóok), ตุ๊กตุ๊ก (th) (dtóok-dtóok)
• Urdu: آٹو رکشا (ur) (oṭo rikśā) m
• Vietnamese: xe lam (vi)

Synonyms

• auto rickshaw
• bajaj
• saamlaw
• songthaew