バイク

Japanese

Etymology

Abbreviation of モーターバイク (mōtābaiku), from English motorbike, with probable influence from bike.

Pronunciation

    Noun

    バイク • (baiku) 

    1. motorcycle
    2. bicycle (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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