tho͘-lá-khuh
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== Hokkien ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Japanese トラック (torakku), from English truck.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tho͘-lá-khuh
Tâi-lô: thoo-lá-khuh
Phofsit Daibuun: tolafquq
Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuʔ³²/
Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ la⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuʔ³²/
=== Noun ===
tho͘-lá-khuh
(Taiwanese Hokkien) truck
==== Synonyms ====
卡車 / 卡车 (khah-chhia)
==== Descendants ====
→ Mandarin: (Taiwanese Mandarin, dated) 拖拉庫 / 拖拉库 (tuōlākù, “truck”)
=== References ===
“tho͘-lá-khuh”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.