trak

Bislama

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. car

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck, perhaps a shortening of truckle, related to Latin trochus (iron hoop, wheel) from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: trak

Noun

trak

  1. a truck

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:trak.

Malay

trak

Etymology

From English truck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrak/, [ˈt̪raʔ]

Noun

trak (Jawi spelling ترک, plural trak-trak, informal 1st possessive trakku, 2nd possessive trakmu, 3rd possessive traknya)

  1. truck

Usage notes

Standard Malay uses trak for any type of truck, whereas lori is used with heavy trucks (such as semi-trailer trucks/articulated lorries) only.

Alternative forms

  • truk (Indonesian Malay, Standard Indonesian)

Synonyms

Further reading

Phalura

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trak/

Noun

trak m (Perso-Arabic spelling ترک)

  1. scale for firewood

Inflection

i-decl (Obl, pl): -í

References

  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English truck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/, [ˈtɾak]
  • Hyphenation: trak

Noun

trak (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜃ᜔)

  1. truck

Derived terms

  • magtrak
  • trakin

See also

References

  • trak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English truck.

Noun

trak

  1. truck
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