tuk-tuk

See also: tuk tuk

English

Alternative forms

tuk tuk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /tʊk.tʊk/

Noun

tuk-tuk (plural tuk-tuks)

A motorized rickshaw, especially Southeast Asia or India.

Synonyms

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), 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 (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: tuk-tuk (pt) m, tuc-tuc m
Russian: тук-ту́к m (tuk-túk)
Tagalog: traysikel (from "tricycle")
Thai: ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk), ตุ๊กตุ๊ก (dtúk-dtúk), รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ), สามล้อ (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)
Urdu: آٹو رکشا‎‎ m (oṭo rikśā)
Vietnamese: xe lam (vi), xe xích lô, xích lô (vi)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

tuc-tuc

Noun

tuk-tuk m (plural tuk-tuks)

tuk-tuk (motorised rickshaw)

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