bak-kuh
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Hokkien
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese バック, from English back.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bak-kuh
- Tâi-lô: bak-kuh
- Phofsit Daibuun: bakkuq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚³²⁻⁴ kuʔ³²/
Verb
[edit]bak-kuh
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to reverse; to back up a vehicle
References
[edit]- “Query for bak-kuh”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.