bak-kuh
Hokkien
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese バック, from English back.
Pronunciation
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bak-kuh
- Tâi-lô: bak-kuh
- Phofsit Daibuun: bakkuq
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚³²⁻⁴ kuʔ³²/
Verb
bak-kuh
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to reverse; to back up a vehicle
Synonyms
References
- “Query for bak-kuh”, in 臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.