Definition
Informal abbreviation for motorcycle or motorbike; also a brand name in mobile technology
Etymology
Shortened from motorcycle, from motor (Latin movere to move) plus cycle (Greek kyklos meaning circle or wheel)
Kelly Says
Moto is just a cool, shortened way to say motorcycle - kind of like how 'photo' is short for photograph. It sounds more casual and sporty than the full word!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሞቶሳይክል
moh-to-say-ik-il
ARالعربية
مركبة دراجة نارية
mar-kibah draj-ah na-ri-yah
BNবাংলা
মোটরসাইকেল
mo-tor-sa-i-kel
CSČeština
motocykl
moh-toh-si-kul
DADansk
motorcykel
moh-tor-si-kul
DEDeutsch
Motorrad
moh-tor-rahd
ELΕλληνικά
μοτοσικλέτα
moh-toh-si-kle-ta
FAفارسی
موتورسیکلت
mo-tor-si-klet
FISuomi
moottoripyörä
moh-tor-i-pyo-ra
GUGU
મોટરસાઈકલ
mo-tor-sai-kal
HAHA
mototsawa
moh-toh-tsawa
HEעברית
motersiklit
moh-tor-si-klit
HIहिन्दी
मोटरसाइकिल
mo-tor-sa-i-kil
IDBahasa Indonesia
motor
moh-tor
KKKK
мотоцикл
moh-toh-tsi-kl
KMKM
ម៉ូតូបាយ
moh-too-bay
MRMR
मोटरसायकल
mo-tor-sa-ya-kal
MSBahasa Melayu
motosikal
moh-toh-si-kal
NLNederlands
motor
moh-tor
NONorsk
motorsykkel
moh-tor-sykkel
PAPA
ਮੋਟਰਸਾਈਕਲ
mo-tor-sa-i-kal
PLPolski
motocykl
moh-toh-si-kul
RORomână
motocicletă
moh-toh-si-ke-ta
RUРусский
мотоцикл
mototssikul
SVSvenska
motorcykel
moh-tor-si-kul
SWKiswahili
baiskeli ya injini
bai-ske-li ya in-jini
TAதமிழ்
மோட்டார் சைக்கிள்
mo-taar-sai-ki-l
TEతెలుగు
మోటారు సైకిల్
mo-taaru sai-kil
THไทย
มอเตอร์ไซค์
mawt-tor-sai
TLTL
motorsiklo
moh-tor-si-klo
UKУкраїнська
мотоцикл
moh-toh-tsi-kl
URاردو
موٹرسائیکل
moo-tor-sai-ik-al
VITiếng Việt
xe máy
zhee mah-ee
YOYO
motosikl
moh-toh-si-kl
ZUZU
imotorisikili
ee-moh-toh-ri-si-kili