phutphutin.

Brit.

/ˌfʌtˈfʌti/, U.S.

/ˌfətˈfədi/

Inflections: Plural phut-phuties, phutphutis, phut-phutties.

Forms: 1900s– phutphuti, 1900s– phut-phutty, 1900s– phut-phuty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Hindi lexical item. Etymons: phut-phut n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < phut-phut n. + -y suffix⁶, perhaps after Hindi phaṭphaṭī moped, lit. ‘making the sound phaṭphaṭ’.

Indian English.

A motorized vehicle with a two-stroke engine, a moped; (also) an autorickshaw. Cf. phut-phut n. 2.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > small motorcycle or moped

motor cyclette1889

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micromotor1953

moped1954

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minibike1961

1951 M. R. Anand Seven Summers 78 The sahibs who came on bicycles or ‘phut-phuties’.

1961 Times 23 Jan. (India Suppl) p. vii/5 These noisy contraptions [sc. autorickshaws] are known as ‘phut phuties’, a fair onomatopoeic description.

1984 R. E. Hawkins Common Indian Words in Eng. 74 Phutphuti, a motor cycle.

2002 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 30 Dec. Disturbance due to vehicular traffic (especially the ‘phut-phutties’ or auto rickshaws running constantly up and down the hilly roads) has forced the ‘rishis’ to retreat higher into the bosom of the Himalayas.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phutphuti
释义	phutphutin. Brit. /ˌfʌtˈfʌti/, U.S. /ˌfətˈfədi/ Inflections: Plural phut-phuties, phutphutis, phut-phutties. Forms: 1900s– phutphuti, 1900s– phut-phutty, 1900s– phut-phuty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Hindi lexical item. Etymons: phut-phut n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < phut-phut n. + -y suffix⁶, perhaps after Hindi phaṭphaṭī moped, lit. ‘making the sound phaṭphaṭ’. Indian English. A motorized vehicle with a two-stroke engine, a moped; (also) an autorickshaw. Cf. phut-phut n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > small motorcycle or moped motor cyclette1889 phutphuti1951 micromotor1953 moped1954 phut-phut1958 minibike1961 1951 M. R. Anand Seven Summers 78 The sahibs who came on bicycles or ‘phut-phuties’. 1961 Times 23 Jan. (India Suppl) p. vii/5 These noisy contraptions [sc. autorickshaws] are known as ‘phut phuties’, a fair onomatopoeic description. 1984 R. E. Hawkins Common Indian Words in Eng. 74 Phutphuti, a motor cycle. 2002 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 30 Dec. Disturbance due to vehicular traffic (especially the ‘phut-phutties’ or auto rickshaws running constantly up and down the hilly roads) has forced the ‘rishis’ to retreat higher into the bosom of the Himalayas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951
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