autobike

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ bike.

Noun

autobike (plural autobikes)

1. Short for autobicycle: motorcycle; motorbike
2. Short for automatically geared bicycle.

Usage notes

This term varies in usage by country, either referring to a motorcycle / motorbike or an automatically geared bicycle. The term autobicycle has mostly fallen into disuse already, but its short form autobike is still used in various countries to refer to a motorcycle/motorbike.

Descendants

• → Japanese: オートバイ (ōtobai)
  • → Amis: otofay, tofay
  • → Atayal: tubay
  • → Bunun: utubai
  • → Kanakanabu: 'utupai
  • → Kavalan: utubay
  • → Korean: 오토바이 (otobai)
  • → Marshallese: otobai
  • → Paiwan: utubai
  • → Puyuma: utubay
  • → Rukai: utubay
  • → Saisiyat: 'otobay
  • → Taiwanese Hakka: 奧多拜／奥多拜
  • → Taiwanese Hokkien: 歐兜邁／欧兜迈 (o͘-tó͘-bái)
  • → Taroko: otobay
  • → Tsou: 'otovai
  • → Yami: otobay