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tuk-tuk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /tʊk.tʊk/

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noun

Meaning 1

A motorized rickshaw, especially Southeast Asia or India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 篤篤 /笃笃 (duk1 duk1) — vehicle
  • Chinese Cantonese: 篤篤車 /笃笃车 (duk1 duk1 ce1) — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嘟嘟車 /嘟嘟车 (dūdūchē) — vehicle
  • Dutch: tuktuk — vehicle
  • Hindi: ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā) — vehicle
  • Hindi: टुकटुक (ṭukṭuk) — vehicle
  • Hindi: ऑटो (ŏṭo) — vehicle
  • Hindi: आटो (āṭo) — vehicle
  • Indonesian: bajaj — vehicle
  • Japanese: オート・リクシャー (ōto-rikushā) — vehicle
  • Japanese: 三輪タクシー (sanrin takushī) — vehicle
  • Japanese: トゥクトゥク (tukutuku) — vehicle
  • Khmer: ទុកទុក (tuktuk) — vehicle
  • Khmer: ទុកៗ (tŭktŭk) — vehicle
  • Korean: 툭툭 (tuktuk) — vehicle
  • Korean: 삼륜 택시 (samnyun taeksi) — vehicle
  • Lao: ລົດສາມລໍ້ (lot sām lǭ) — vehicle
  • Lao: ສາມລໍ້ (sām lǭ) — vehicle
  • Lao: ຕຸກໆ (tuk tuk) — vehicle
  • Marathi: ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā) — vehicle
  • Marathi: ऑटो (ŏṭo) — vehicle
  • Polish: autoriksza — vehicle
  • Polish: tuk-tuk — vehicle
  • Portuguese: tuque-tuque — vehicle
  • Russian: тук-ту́к (tuk-túk) — vehicle
  • Spanish: mototaxi — vehicle
  • Tagalog: traysikel — vehicle
  • Thai: ตุ๊ก ๆ (dtúk-dtúk) — vehicle
  • Thai: ตุ๊กตุ๊ก (dtúk-dtúk) — vehicle
  • Thai: รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ) — vehicle
  • Thai: สามล้อ (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ) — vehicle
  • Urdu: آٹو رکشا (oṭo rikśā) — vehicle
  • Vietnamese: xe lam — vehicle
  • Vietnamese: xe xích lô — vehicle
  • Vietnamese: xích lô — vehicle
  • Vietnamese: túc túc — vehicle