ស៊ីក្លូ

Khmer

Etymology

From French cyclo-pousse (“pedicab”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ស៊ីក្លូ s′īk̥lū WT romanisation siiklou (standard) IPA(key) /siː.ˈkʰlou/

Noun

ស៊ីក្លូ • (siiklou)

1. 3-wheel pedicab, bicycle-powered rickshaw
   • ~1970s, យស អូឡារាំង [Yol Aularong] (lyrics and music), “ស៊ីក្លូ [Cyclo]”:

     ជិះស៊ីក្លូ ទៅផ្សារថ្មី ឃើញស្រីស្រី

     chĭhsiklo tŏuphsarthmei kheunhsreisrei

     Riding a cyclo to the new market, checking out women

See also

• រថបន្តោង (rôthâbntaông)