name
Meaning 1
A surname from Japanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Standard Lemma guide
Toyota
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /tɔɪˈəʊtə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /tɔɪˈoʊtə/
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US: /taɪˈoʊtə/
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US: [tɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə]
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US: [taɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə]
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South-Asia: /ʈɵˈjotɑ/
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rhymes with -əʊtə
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CMU ARPABET: T OW0 Y OW1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A city in Aichi, Japan. A city near Nagoya, where the eponymous manufacturer has its headquarters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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name
Meaning 4
A brand of car manufactured by Toyota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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noun
Meaning 5
A car of the brand Toyota
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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noun
Meaning 6
an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese トヨタ (Toyota), from the name of the Toyoda family. The spelling was changed to Toyota because of a belief that it sounded better, or because トヨタ takes eight strokes to write, and 8 is considered lucky.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: تُويُوتَا (toyotā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Arabic: تُويُوتَا (toyūtā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Arabic: تُويُوتَا (tuyūtā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Chinese Mandarin: 豐田 /丰田 (Fēngtián) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Hebrew: טויוטה (toyota) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Hindi: टोयोटा (ṭoyoṭā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Japanese: トヨタ (Toyota) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Japanese: 豊田 (Toyoda) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Korean: 도요타 (Doyota) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Lao: ໂຕໂຢຕ້າ (tō yō tā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Marathi: टोयोटा (ṭoyoṭā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Persian: تویوتا (toyotâ) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Polish: Toyota — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Russian: Тойо́та (Tojóta) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Urdu: ٹویوٹا (ṭoyoṭā) — Toyota Motor Corporation
- Arabic: تُويُوتَا (tuyūtā) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Chinese Mandarin: 豐田 /丰田 (Fēngtián) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Greek: Τογιότα (Togióta) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese: 豊田 (Toyota) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese: 豊田市 (Toyota-shi) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Korean: 도요타 (Doyota) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Korean: 토요타 (Toyota) — city in the Aichi Prefecture
- Chinese Mandarin: 豐田 /丰田 (Fēngtián) — a Toyota car
- Chinese Mandarin: 豐田車 /丰田车 (Fēngtiánchē) — a Toyota car
- French: Toyota — a Toyota car
- Polish: toyota — a Toyota car
- Slovak: toyota — a Toyota car
- Ukrainian: тойота (tojota) — a Toyota car
Real reading context