"tuk-tuk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʊk.tʊk/ [US] Forms: tuk-tuks [plural]
Etymology: From Thai ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk), onomatopoeic for the sound of its two-stroke engine. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|th|ตุ๊ก ๆ}} Thai ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk), {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuk-tuk (plural tuk-tuks)
  1. A motorized rickshaw, especially Southeast Asia or India. Wikipedia link: tuk-tuk Categories (topical): Vehicles Synonyms: auto, autorickshaw, auto rickshaw, bajaj, saamlaw, songthaew, tuk tuk Translations (vehicle): 篤篤 (Chinese Cantonese), 笃笃 (duk¹ duk¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 篤篤車 (Chinese Cantonese), 笃笃车 (duk¹ duk¹ ce¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 嘟嘟車 (Chinese Mandarin), 嘟嘟车 (dūdūchē) (Chinese Mandarin), ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā) [masculine] (Hindi), टुकटुक (ṭukṭuk) (Hindi), ऑटो (ŏṭo) [masculine] (Hindi), आटो (āṭo) [masculine] (Hindi), bajaj (Indonesian), オート・リクシャー (ōto-rikushā) (Japanese), 三輪タクシー (sanrin takushī) (alt: さんりんタクシー) (Japanese), トゥクトゥク (tukutuku) (Japanese), ទុកទុក (tuktuk) (Khmer), ទុកៗ (tŭktŭk) (Khmer), 툭툭 (tuktuk) (Korean), 삼륜 택시 (samnyun taeksi) (Korean), ລົດສາມລໍ້ (lot sām lǭ) (Lao), ສາມລໍ້ (sām lǭ) (Lao), ຕຸກໆ (tuk tuk) (Lao), ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā) (Marathi), ऑटो (ŏṭo) [feminine] (Marathi), tuque-tuque [masculine] (Portuguese), тук-ту́к (tuk-túk) [masculine] (Russian), traysikel (note: from "tricycle") (Tagalog), ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk) (Thai), ตุ๊กตุ๊ก (dtúk-dtúk) (Thai), รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ) (Thai), สามล้อ (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ) (Thai), آٹو رکشا (oṭo rikśā) [masculine] (Urdu), xe lam (Vietnamese), xe xích lô (Vietnamese), xích lô (Vietnamese)

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      "word": "ตุ๊กตุ๊ก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "รถสามล้อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎam-lɔ́ɔ",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "สามล้อ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "oṭo rikśā",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "آٹو رکشا"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "xe lam"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "xe xích lô"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "xích lô"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tuk-tuk"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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