tood
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: to‧od
- IPA(key): /toˈʔod/, [toˈʔod̪]
Romani
Volapük
FWOTD – 3 July 2021
Etymology
Likely borrowed from French auto, German Auto and English auto, with the -t- moved to the beginning to avoid an initial vowel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˈod/
Noun
tood (nominative plural toods)
- car, automobile
- 1937, “Jidipan”, in from Vera Wheatley, transl., Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, number 2, pages 11–15:
- Sio älaboy in garad toodis jönik tel, ab ats äblebons nelogädiks dü visit ela ‚Miss Sinclair‛.
- Of course there were [literally, "one/they had"] two beautiful cars in the garage, but these remained impossible to see during Miss Sinclair's visit.
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