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. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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