Bicycles

/ˈbaɪsɪkəlz/ noun

Definition

two-wheeled vehicles propelled by pedaling

Etymology

From French bicyclette, from bi- 'two' + Greek kyklos 'circle, wheel'

Kelly Says

The word bicycle literally means 'two circles' - pretty straightforward naming! It's amazing how this simple machine revolutionized transportation and is still going strong today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሳይክል
saiykal
ARالعربية
دراجات هوائية
darajat hawaiyah
BNবাংলা
সাইকেল
saiykal
CACatalà
bicicletes
bee-see-kleh-tehs
CSČeština
kola
koh-lah
DADansk
cykler
soo-kleh
DEDeutsch
Fahrräder
fah-rreh-der
ELΕλληνικά
ποδήλατα
po-thee-lah-tah
ESEspañol
bicicletas
bee-see-kleh-tahs
FAفارسی
دوچرخه
do-charkheh
FISuomi
pyörät
pyor-at
FRFrançais
bicyclettes
bee-see-kleh-t
GUGU
સાયકલ
saiykal
HAHA
keke
keh-keh
HEעברית
אופניים
ofanayim
HIहिन्दी
साइकिल
saiykal
HUMagyar
kerékpárok
keh-rehk-pah-rohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
sepeda
seh-peh-dah
IGIG
baisikeli
bah-ee-seh-kay-lee
ITItaliano
biciclette
bee-see-kleh-teh
KKKK
велосипед
vyeh-loh-see-peh-dee
KMKM
រទេះបន្ទះ
roh-teh bonteh
MRMR
सायकल
saiykal
MSBahasa Melayu
basikal
bah-see-kahl
MYမြန်မာ
စက်ဘီး
set bee
NLNederlands
fietsen
fee-tsehn
NONorsk
sykler
soo-kleh
PAPA
ਸਾਈਕਲ
saiykal
PLPolski
rowery
roh-veh-ree
PTPortuguês
bicicletas
bee-see-kleh-tahs
RORomână
biciclete
bee-see-kleh-teh
RUРусский
велосипеды
vyeh-loh-see-peh-dee
SVSvenska
cyklar
soo-klah
SWKiswahili
pikipiki
pee-kee-pee-kee
TAதமிழ்
சைக்கிள்
saiykal
TEతెలుగు
సైకిల్
saiykal
THไทย
รถจักรยาน
rot jak-yan
TLTL
bisikleta
bee-see-kleh-tah
TRTürkçe
bisikletler
bee-see-kleh-tleh
UKУкраїнська
велосипеди
vyeh-loh-see-peh-dee
URاردو
سائیکل
saiykal
VITiếng Việt
xe đạp
zeh dap
YOYO
baisikeli
bah-ee-seh-kay-lee
ZUZU
isikili
ee-see-kee-lee

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