オートバイシクル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English autobicycle, an old term for motorcycle. This is erroneously listed in some Japanese dictionaries as wasei eigo.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːto̞ba̠iɕikɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

オートバイシクル • (ōtobaishikuru) 

  1. (obsolete) a motorized bicycle: a motorcycle, a moped

Usage notes

This term is obsolete in modern Japanese, and has been superseded by the abbreviated form オートバイ (ōtobai).

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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