bak-kuh

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese バック, from English back.

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bak-kuh
  • Tâi-lô: bak-kuh
  • Phofsit Daibuun: bakkuq
  • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚³²⁻⁴ kuʔ³²/

Verb

bak-kuh

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to reverse; to back up a vehicle

References

• “Query for bak-kuh”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.