name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈvoʊksˌwæɡən/anglicized
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CMU ARPABET:V OW1 L K S W AE2 G AH0 N
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1
name
Meaning 1
A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A car manufactured by Volkswagen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old High German folc Middle High German volc German Volk German -s- German Wagen German Volkswagenbor. English Volkswagen Borrowed from German Volkswagen.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فولكس واجن
— a car manufacturer
Armenian:
Ֆոլքսվագեն
(Folkʻsvagen)
— a car manufacturer
Chinese Cantonese:
福士汽車 /福士汽车
(fuk1 si6 hei3 ce1)
— a car manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin:
大眾汽車 /大众汽车
(Dàzhòng Qìchē)
— a car manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin:
大眾 /大众
(Dàzhòng)
— a car manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin:
福斯汽車 /福斯汽车
(Fúsī Qìchē)
— a car manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin:
福士偉根 /福士伟根
(Fúshìwěigēn)
— a car manufacturer
Finnish:
Volkswagen
— a car manufacturer
French:
Volkswagen
— a car manufacturer
Georgian:
ფოლკსვაგენი
(polḳsvageni)
— a car manufacturer
German:
Volkswagen
— a car manufacturer
Greek:
Φολκσβάγκεν
(Folksvágken)
— a car manufacturer
Hebrew:
פולקסווגן
— a car manufacturer
Hindi:
फ़ॉक्सवैगन
(Fŏksvaigan)
— a car manufacturer
Japanese:
フォルクスワーゲン
(Forukusuwāgen)
— a car manufacturer
Korean:
폭스바겐
(pokseubagen)
— a car manufacturer
Korean:
폴크스바겐
(polkeuseubagen)
— a car manufacturer
Malayalam:
ഫോക്സ്വാഗൺ
(phōksvāgaṇ)
— a car manufacturer
Persian:
فولکس واگن
— a car manufacturer
Polish:
Volkswagen
— a car manufacturer
Russian:
Фольксваген
(Folʹksvagen)
— a car manufacturer
Thai:
โฟล์คสวาเก้น
— a car manufacturer
Turkish:
Volkswagen
— a car manufacturer
Turkish:
Vosvogen
— a car manufacturer
Ukrainian:
Фольксваген
(Folʹksvahen)
— a car manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin:
大眾 /大众
(Dàzhong)
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Finnish:
Volkswagen
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Finnish:
volkkari
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
French:
Volkswagen
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
French:
Volks
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
German:
Volkswagen
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Turkish:
Volkswagen
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Turkish:
Vosvogen
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Turkish:
Vosvos
— a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Arabic:
فولكس واجن
(fulkswāgin)
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Chinese Mandarin:
大眾 /大众
(dàzhòng)
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Faroese:
fólkavognur
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Japanese:
フォルクスワーゲン
(Forukusuwāgen)
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Korean:
폭스바겐
(Pokseubagen)
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Russian:
Фольксва́ген
(Folʹksvágen)
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Swedish:
folkvagn
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Turkish:
Volkswagen
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Turkish:
Vosvogen
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
Uyghur:
ۋولكسۋاگېن
(wolkswagën)
— a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen