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songthaew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
song-thaew
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pickup truck converted into a shared taxi by the addition of a bench or row of seats along each side of the bed.

Etymology

From Thai สองแถว (sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌o), from สอง (sɔ̌ɔng, “two”) + แถว (tɛ̌o, “row”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: สองแถว

Inflected Forms

songthaews (plural) songtaew (alternative) songthaeo (alternative)

Phrases

tuk-tuk

Frequently Paired Words

tuk-tuk

Synonyms

baht bus

Questions

What does songthaew mean?
A pickup truck converted into a shared taxi by the addition of a bench or row of seats along each side of the bed.
Where does songthaew come from?
From Thai สองแถว (sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌o), from สอง (sɔ̌ɔng, “two”) + แถว (tɛ̌o, “row”).

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