バイク

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

バイク (rōmaji baiku)

  1. motorcycle
  2. bicycle

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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