traysikel

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English tricycle. Doublet of trisiklo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌtɾajsiˈkel/ [ˌt̪ɾaɪ̯.sɪˈxɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: tray‧si‧kel

Noun

tráysikél (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

1. motorized tricycle (a type of motorized vehicle from the Philippines consisting of a motorcycle attached to a passenger cab)

   Synonym: trisiklo

Derived terms

• magtraysikel

 

See also

• kuliglig
• padyak

 

Further reading

• “traysikel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018