Oooh! Oh! Bike, sir? Took took sir? Took? Bayh?

[redcup]

What is your favorite Motodup call? The one I hate the most is silent -- the raised arm as you're just watching traffic waiting for an opportunity to cross the street.

Maybe those of you who ride motos don't get this, but I walk everywhere and it never ends.

[andyinasia]

Oooh oooh oooh! with the flailing upper limbs - that's the motomonkey. Not to be confused with the motosquito who keeps pestering with 'You want girls? Ganja?' after you've said 'otay' 3 times. Don't overlook the Pavlovian 'dops like the ones outside my apartment who see me get into my car every feckin' day and still ask. My favourite is the one who waits for you to approach him; that's the unicorndop.

[kiiniaew]

My favorite one is *tuktukghost but at other times, when I really need a tuktuk, I HATE them! *the driver sleeping/passed out/reading (very rare) in his tuktuk...

[Ensvensktiger]

The driver of a moto is called motodop.
So, what is the driver for took-took called? Tookodop?

And took-took, what does that mean? I know in khmer language, if you want to say something is "very", then you just say the adjective twice, as in: tom= big tom-tom=very big.

So whats a took then? Is that a cyclo with engine? Never seen one though..
Except for when the legendary thief Clowd stole a moto, ran out of gas, placed the stolen moto in a cyclo, stole the cyclo and was arrested by nearby cops who caught up with him -on foot..

[andyinasia]

The driver of a moto is called motodop.
So, what is the driver for took-took called? Tookodop?

And took-took, what does that mean? I know in khmer language, if you want to say something is "very", then you just say the adjective twice, as in: tom= big tom-tom=very big.

So whats a took then? .

I think it's an onomatopoeia.

[jm]

I don't believe the tuk-tuk moniker is of Khmer origin (Thai).

[SunSan]

True. In Khmer it's remorque. But foreigners prefer tuktuk because it's easier to pronounce and their little brains remember it from Bangkok.

[the_purple_turtle]

My favourite specimen is motodopus obstructus, who blocks the door to the bus on arrival. He has to be physically moved with a swift shoulder barge.

[Enkay]

I second the tuk tuk onomatopoeia theory.

Easily the most annoying moto/tuk tuk call is when they clap. I'm not a fucking dog.

[Prahok]

And took-took, what does that mean? I know in khmer language, if you want to say something is "very", then you just say the adjective twice, as in: tom= big tom-tom=very big.

Most of that is the Khmer version of the English employed by guys in Walkabout when engaging in conversation with the girls of negotiable affection.

You could always use the Khmer for "very".

[long in the tooth]

True. In Khmer it's remorque. But foreigners prefer tuktuk because it's easier to pronounce and their little brains remember it from Bangkok.

Remorque is actually a French word meaning "trailer".
The Khmer word is ទុកទុក. And that means tuk-tuk.
The Thai word is ตุ๊กตุ๊ก. That is an onomatopoeic word, derived from the sound of the moto. Putt-Putt.

[jm]

True. In Khmer it's remorque. But foreigners prefer tuktuk because it's easier to pronounce and their little brains remember it from Bangkok.

Remorque is actually a French word meaning "trailer".
The Khmer word is ទុកទុក. And that means tuk-tuk.
The Thai word is ตุ๊กตุ๊ก. That is an onomatopoeic word, derived from the sound of the moto. Putt-Putt.

The Thai word you wrote looks like tuk-tuk not putt-putt.

[Username Taken]

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With all the rain we've been getting lately we might start using ទូក ទូក's to get around.

[will let someone else do the translation].

[violet]

Easily the most annoying moto/tuk tuk call is when they clap. I'm not a fucking dog.

Oh my god, yes. That really riles me!

[Username Taken]

True. In Khmer it's remorque. But foreigners prefer tuktuk because it's easier to pronounce and their little brains remember it from Bangkok.

Remorque is actually a French word meaning "trailer".
The Khmer word is ទុកទុក. And that means tuk-tuk.
The Thai word is ตุ๊กตุ๊ก. That is an onomatopoeic word, derived from the sound of the moto. Putt-Putt.

The Thai word you wrote looks like tuk-tuk not putt-putt.

Don't want to cut LITT's turf here but, that would more likely be rendered in English as dtuk-dtuk.
(Dtor dtaw)