tuk-tuk

See also: tuk tuk

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• tuk tuk

Etymology

From Thai ตุ๊ก ๆ ‎(dtóok-dtóok) or ตุ๊กตุ๊ก ‎(dtóok-dtóok) (onomatopoeia) from the sound of its two-stroke engine.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /tʊk.tʊk/

Noun

tuk-tuk ‎(plural tuk-tuks)

1. (India, Thailand) a motorized rickshaw

Translations

vehicle

• Chinese:

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

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

• 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)
• Khmer: ទុកទុក ‎(tuk-tuk), ទុកៗ ‎(tuk-tuk)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can

• Lao: ລົດສາມລໍ້ ‎(lot sām lǭ), ສາມລໍ້ ‎(sām lǭ), ຕຸກໆ ‎(tuk tuk)
• Marathi: ऑटो रिक्शा ‎(ǒṭo rikśā), ऑटो f ‎(ǒṭo)
• Portuguese: tuk-tuk m, tuc-tuc m
• Russian: тук-ту́к m ‎(tuk-túk)
• Tagalog: traysikel (from "tricycle")
• Thai: ตุ๊ก ๆ ‎(dtóok-dtóok), ตุ๊กตุ๊ก ‎(dtóok-dtóok), รถสามล้อ ‎(rót săam lór), สามล้อ ‎(săam lór)
• Urdu: آٹو رکشا m ‎(oṭo rikśā)
• Vietnamese: xe lam (vi), xe xích lô, xích lô (vi)

Synonyms

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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tuc-tuc

Noun

tuk-tuk m (plural tuk-tuks)

1. tuk-tuk (motorised rickshaw)