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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries제트스키
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeteu-seuki
"우리는 바다에서 제트스키를 탔습니다."
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A small, high-speed personal watercraft powered by a jet propulsion system, ridden similarly to a motorcycle.
"They rented a jet ski to ride across the waves during their vacation at the beach."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated as a proprietary eponym coined by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1973 for their line of stand-up personal watercraft. Over time, it became a genericized trademark widely used in various languages, including Spanish variants like moto acuática, to describe any personal watercraft.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jet Ski" is said worldwide
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jet-ski
Transliteration: /ʒɛt.ski/
"Il fait du jet-ski sur le lac."
Jetski
Transliteration: /ˈdʒɛtˌskiː/
"Sie fuhr mit einem Jetski über die Wellen."
moto d'acqua
Transliteration: /ˈmɔ.to ˈdak.kwa/
"Ha noleggiato una moto d'acqua per divertirsi in mare."
moto acuática
Transliteration: /ˈmo.to aˈkwa.ti.ka/
"Conducir una moto acuática requiere mucha precaución."
jet ski
Transliteration: /ˈdʒɛt ˈski/
"Eles passearam de jet ski na baía."
जेट स्की
Transliteration: jet skī
"उन्होंने समुद्र में जेट स्की चलाई।"
水上摩托艇
Transliteration: shuǐshàng mótuōtǐng
"他在海滩上驾驶水上摩托艇。"
제트스키
Transliteration: jeteu-seuki
"우리는 바다에서 제트스키를 탔습니다."
ジェットスキー
Transliteration: jettosukī
"彼は海でジェットスキーを楽しんだ。"
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