tuk-tuk

See also: tuk tuk and tuktuk

English

Alternative forms

• tuk tuk

Etymology

From Thai ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk), onomatopoeic for the sound of its two-stroke engine.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /tʊk.tʊk/

Noun

tuk-tuk (plural tuk-tuks)

1. A motorized rickshaw, especially Southeast Asia or India.
   • 2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 17:

     Photographs containing blurry night shots from Kao San Road, as well as one where a tuk tuk almost hits an elephant.

Synonyms

• auto
• autorickshaw, auto rickshaw
• bajaj
• saamlaw
• songthaew

Translations

vehicle

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 篤篤／笃笃 (duk¹ duk¹), 篤篤車／笃笃车 (duk¹ duk¹ ce¹)

  Mandarin: 嘟嘟車／嘟嘟车 (zh) (dūdūchē)

• Hindi: ऑटो रिक्शा m (ŏṭo rikśā), टुकटुक (ṭukṭuk), ऑटो m (ŏṭo), आटो m (āṭo)
• Indonesian: bajaj (id)
• Japanese: オート・リクシャー (ōto-rikushā), 三輪タクシー (さんりんタクシー, sanrin takushī), トゥクトゥク (tukutuku)
• Khmer: ទុកទុក (tuktuk), ទុកៗ (tŭktŭk)
• Korean: 툭툭 (ko) (tuktuk), 삼륜 택시 (samnyun taeksi)
• Lao: ລົດສາມລໍ້ (lot sām lǭ), ສາມລໍ້ (sām lǭ), ຕຸກໆ (tuk tuk)
• Marathi: ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā), ऑटो f (ŏṭo)
• Portuguese: tuque-tuque (pt) m
• Russian: тук-ту́к m (tuk-túk)
• Tagalog: traysikel (from "tricycle")
• Thai: ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk), ตุ๊กตุ๊ก (dtúk-dtúk), รถสามล้อ (th) (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ), สามล้อ (th) (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)
• Urdu: آٹو رکشا‎ m (oṭo rikśā)
• Vietnamese: xe lam (vi), xe xích lô, xích lô (vi)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English tuk-tuk.

Noun

tuk-tuk m (plural tuk-tuks)

1. Alternative form of tuque-tuque