Toyota

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese トヨタ (Toyota), from the name of the Toyoda family. The spelling was changed to Toyota because of a belief that it sounded better, or because トヨタ takes eight strokes to write, and 8 is considered lucky. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɔɪˈəʊtə/ (US) IPA(key): /tɔɪˈoʊtə/, /taɪˈoʊtə/, [tɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə], [taɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə] (Indic) IPA(key): /ʈɵˈjotɑ/ Rhymes: -əʊtə === Proper noun === Toyota (countable and uncountable, plural Toyotas) (countable) A surname from Japanese. A city near Nagoya in Japan, where the eponymous manufacturer has its headquarters. (automotive) The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars. (automotive) A brand of car manufactured by Toyota. Coordinate term: Lexus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Toyota (plural Toyotas) (automotive) A car of the brand Toyota Hyponym: Prius ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Toyota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Toyota, Aichi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Toyota website == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˈjoːta/ === Proper noun === Toyota n (proper noun, strong, genitive Toyotas) Toyota (company) === Noun === Toyota m (strong, genitive Toyotas or Toyota, plural Toyotas or Toyota) Toyota (car of that company) == Japanese == === Romanization === Toyota Rōmaji transcription of とよた === See also === == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 豊田 (Toyota) or Japanese トヨタ (Toyota). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: To‧yo‧ta === Noun === Toyota m (plural Toyotas) A car manufactured by the automotive company Toyota.