సైకిలు

Telugu

Etymology

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Particularly: “Borrowed from some western language (English? Portuguese? Something else?), ultimately from Latin cyclus. Doublet of చక్రము (cakramu).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saikilu/, [sajkilu]

Noun

సైకిలు • (saikilu) ? (plural సైకిళ్ళు)

cycle: a pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle; or, motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels, such as a motorbike, motorcycle, motorized tricycle, or motortrike.

References

"సైకిలు" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 557