songthaewn.

Brit.

/sɒŋˈtaʊ/, U.S.

/ˌsɑŋˈtaʊ/

Inflections: Plural songthaews, unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– songthaew, 1900s– songthaeo (rare), 2000s– sorngthaew (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Thai. Etymon: Thai songthaew.

Etymology: < Thai songthaew (mid 20th cent. or earlier) < song two + thaew row, bank.The digraph or in the form sorngthaew is probably an attempt to illustrate the quality of the vowel in the Thai etymon (to speakers of standard British English).

Chiefly in Thailand: a modified pickup (or occasionally larger) truck used as a shared form of public transport.The modifications typically include adding a bench to both sides of the truck bed and covering it with a roof.

ΚΠ

1984 J. Cummings Thailand (new ed.) 158/2 Get a songthaew anywhere along Route 2 south of the city hall.

1991 Jrnl. Museum Ethnogr. 3 107 There is a road to the village making access possible for minibuses, as well as songthaew and motorbikes.

2016 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 14 Apr. Another option for those who prefer public transportation is to take the songthaew No. 36.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	songthaew
释义	songthaewn. Brit. /sɒŋˈtaʊ/, U.S. /ˌsɑŋˈtaʊ/ Inflections: Plural songthaews, unchanged. Forms: 1900s– songthaew, 1900s– songthaeo (rare), 2000s– sorngthaew (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Thai. Etymon: Thai songthaew. Etymology: < Thai songthaew (mid 20th cent. or earlier) < song two + thaew row, bank.The digraph or in the form sorngthaew is probably an attempt to illustrate the quality of the vowel in the Thai etymon (to speakers of standard British English). Chiefly in Thailand: a modified pickup (or occasionally larger) truck used as a shared form of public transport.The modifications typically include adding a bench to both sides of the truck bed and covering it with a roof. ΚΠ 1984 J. Cummings Thailand (new ed.) 158/2 Get a songthaew anywhere along Route 2 south of the city hall. 1991 Jrnl. Museum Ethnogr. 3 107 There is a road to the village making access possible for minibuses, as well as songthaew and motorbikes. 2016 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 14 Apr. Another option for those who prefer public transportation is to take the songthaew No. 36. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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