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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसाइकिल
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saikil
"वह पार्क में साइकिल चला रहा है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A two-wheeled vehicle that a person rides by pushing on foot pedals.
"She rode her bike to the park on a sunny afternoon." - 2
A colloquial term for a motorcycle.
"He loves to take his bike out for long rides on the weekends."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'bike' is a shortening of 'bicycle', which originated in the mid-19th century from the French word 'bicyclette'. The term 'bicycle' itself is derived from the prefix 'bi-' meaning two and 'cycle' from the Greek 'kyklos' meaning circle, referring to the two wheels of the vehicle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bike" is said worldwide
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vélo
Transliteration: vélo
"Elle a fait du vélo au parc."
Fahrrad
Transliteration: Fahrrad
"Er fährt mit dem Fahrrad zur Arbeit."
bicicletta
Transliteration: bicicletta
"Lui va in bicicletta al lavoro."
bicicleta
Transliteration: bicicleta
"Ella montó en bicicleta por el parque."
bicicleta
Transliteration: bicicleta
"Ele anda de bicicleta todos os dias."
साइकिल
Transliteration: saikil
"वह पार्क में साइकिल चला रहा है।"
自行车
Transliteration: zìxíngchē
"她骑自行车去公园。"
자전거
Transliteration: jajeongeo
"그녀는 공원에 자전거를 타고 갔다."
自転車
Transliteration: jitensha
"彼女は公園に自転車で行きました。"
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