autobike

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ bike.

Noun

autobike (plural autobikes)

  1. Clipping of autobicycle: motorcycle; motorbike.
  2. Clipping of automatically geared bicycle.

Usage notes

This term varies in usage by country, either referring to a motorcycle / motorbike or an automatically geared bicycle. The term autobicycle has mostly fallen into disuse already, but its short form autobike is still used in various countries to refer to a motorcycle/motorbike.

Descendants

  • → Japanese: オートバイ (ōtobai)
    • → Amis: otofay, tofay
    • → Atayal: tubay
    • → Bunun: utubai
    • → Kanakanabu: 'utupai
    • → Kavalan: utubay
    • → Korean: 오토바이 (otobai)
    • → Marshallese: otobai
    • → Paiwan: utubai
    • → Puyuma: utubay
    • → Rukai: utubay
    • → Saisiyat: 'otobay
    • → Taiwanese Hakka: 奧多拜 / 奥多拜
    • → Taiwanese Hokkien: 歐兜邁 / 欧兜迈 (o͘-tó͘-bái)
    • → Taroko: otobay
    • → Tsou: 'otovai
    • → Yami: otobay
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