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{{also|biké|Bíke}}
==English==
[[File:Left side of Flying Pigeon.jpg|thumbnail|A bike.]]

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/baɪk/}}
* {{IPA|en|[bɐɪk]|a=US,Canada}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-bike.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪk|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{m|en|bicycle|}}, by shortening, and possibly alteration.  Attested from 1882.

One explanation for the pronunciation is that ''bicycle'' is parsed to ''bi(cy)c(le).'' An alternative explanation is that ''bicycle'' is shortened to ''bic(ycle),'' and the terminal [s] is converted to a [k] because there is an underlying [[w:underspecification|underspecified]] [k]/[s] sound, which is softened to [s] in ''bicycle'' but retained as [k] in '''bike'''; compare the letter ‘c’ (used for [k]/[s]).<ref>''[http://www.jstor.org/stable/454976 An Etymological Brainteaser: The Shortening of Bicycle to Bike],'' Robert B. Hausmann, American Speech, Vol. 51, No. 3/4 (Autumn - Winter, 1976), pp. 272–274</ref>

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|bicycle}} {{clipping of|en|bicycle}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2017|author=Chiz Dakin|title=Cycling in the Peak District{{...|: 21 routes on lanes and tracks in and around the National Park}}|publisher=Cicerone Press Limited|ISBN=9781783625208|passage=It's called a gravel '''bike''', and seems to combine the advantages of both road and  mountain '''bikes''' – with a similar ability to lap up the miles on tarmac as a road '''bike''', while still being very capable off-road.}}
# {{senseid|en|motorbike}} {{clipping of|en|motorbike}}
# {{lb|en|slang|derogatory}} {{ellipsis of|en|village bike}}
#: {{syn|en|slapper|slag}}

=====Hyponyms=====
{{col3|en
|cargo bike
|cross bike| electric bike|pit bike
|dirt bike
|[[fat bike]], [[fatbike]]
|mountain bike
|pushbike
|road bike|racing bike
|track bike
|utility bike
}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|antibike|aquabike|bar bike|beer bike|bikable|bikeathon|bikelash|bikeless|bikelike|bikelock|bikemaker|bikepacker|bikepacking|bikeporn|bikeroad|bikery|bikeshare|bikeshed|biketard|bikeway|bikewear|dirtbike|handbike|hoverbike|hyperbike|litrebike|minibike|musclebike|outbike|racebike|railbike|skibike|skybike|sportbike|superbike|waterbike|bike ride|like riding a bike|biker|[[bikie]], [[bikey]] {{qualifier|Australia}}
|quad bike
|town bike
|village bike
|BMX bike|Boris bike|Christ on a bike|aqua bike|balance bike|bike box|bike cab|bikefishing|bike jockey strap|bike lane|bike lock|bike motocross|bike path|bike pump|bike rack|bike shed|bike staple|bike station|bike taxi|bike-and-ride|bike-lash|bike-shedding|e-bike|exercise bike|ghost bike|gravel bike|hand bike|lady's bike|monkey bike|off-road bike|on yer bike|on your bike|party bike|pocket bike|push bike|push-bike|rat bike|snow bike|sport bike|stationary bike|trail bike|water bike|spinning bike|box bike}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|it|bike|g=f|bor=1}}
* {{desc|nrf|bike|g=f|bor=1}}

=====Translations=====
<!--Add short forms only, if possible-->
{{trans-top|bicycle}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հեծանիվ}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|hy|հեծո}}
* Basque: {{t+|eu|bizikleta}}
* Bengali: {{t+|bn|ঠেংগাড়ী}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|bici|f}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|diwros|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|kolo|n}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|cykel|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|fiets|m}}, {{t+|nl|velo|m}} {{qualifier|slang|Belgium}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|jalgratas}}
* Farefare: {{t|gur|kut-weefo}}, {{t|gur|kutuyeho}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pyörä}}, {{t+|fi|fillari}}; {{t+|fi|polkupyörä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|vélo|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|bici|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ველოსიპედი|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Fahrrad|n}}, {{t+|de|Rad|n}}, {{t+|de|Velo|n}} {{qualifier|Switzerland}}, {{t+|de|Drahtesel}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
*: Alemannic German: {{t|gsw|Velo}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ποδήλατο}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bicaj}} {{qualifier|slang}}, {{t|hu|bicó}} {{qualifier|slang}}, {{t+|hu|bringa}} {{qualifier|slang}}, {{t+|hu|bicikli}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|reiðhjól|n}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|sepeda}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|bici|f}} {{qualifier|slang}} <!-- this is the full form and so is not equivalent to "bike": [[bicicletta]] {{f}}-->
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|自転車|tr=[[じてんしゃ]], jitensha}}, {{t+|ja|チャリンコ|tr=charinko}} {{qualifier|slang}}, {{t+|ja|チャリ|tr=chari}} {{qualifier|slang}}, {{t|ja|ケッタ|tr=ketta}} {{qualifier|slang, dialectal}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|កង់|tr=kɑng}}, {{t|km|រទេះកង់}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|자전거}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|чалынгыч}}
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ລົດຖີບ}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|dviratis|m}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t+|lb|Vëlo|m}}
* Moore: {{t|mos|kut weefo}}, {{t|mos|kut-weefo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|sykkel|m}}
* Odia: {{t|or|ସାଇକେଲ}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|دوچرخه|tr=dočarxe}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|rower|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|bici|f}}, {{t+|pt|bicicleta|f}}, {{t+|pt|bicla|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|bicicletă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|велосипе́д}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t+|ru|ве́лик}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|baic|m}}, {{t|gd|bàic|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|bicikl}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|سائيڪل}}
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|bicykel|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|kolo|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|bici|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|cykel|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|bisikleta}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|จักรยาน}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|bisiklet}}, {{t+|tr|derrace}}, {{t|tr|çalınga}}, {{t+|tr|velespit}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|велосипед}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|xe đạp}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|saikul}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|beic|m}}
* West Frisian: {{t+|fy|fyts}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|ביציקל|m}}, {{t|yi|ראָווער|m}}, {{t|yi|וועלאָסיפּעד|m}}, {{t|yi|ביציקלעט|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|motorcycle}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|մոտոցիկլետ}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t+|hy|մոտո}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|moto|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Dungan: {{t|dng|мотуәчә}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|motorka|f}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|motorcykel|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|motorfiets}}, {{t+|nl|brommer}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|mootorratas}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|prätkä}}, {{t+|fi|fillari}}; {{t+|fi|moottoripyörä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|moto|f}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|moto|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|მოტოციკლეტი|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Motorrad|n}}, {{t+|de|Moped|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|μοτοσυκλέτα|f}}, {{t+|el|μηχανή|f}}, {{t+|el|μηχανάκι|n}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|motor}}, {{t+|hu|motorkerékpár}}, {{t+|hu|moci}} {{qualifier|slang}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|sepeda motor}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|moto|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|バイク|tr=baiku}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ម៉ូតូ|tr=moutou}}
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ລົດຈັກ}}, {{t|lo|ຣົຖຈັກ}}
* Malagasy: {{t+|mg|môtô}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|motorsykkel|m}}
* Odia: {{t|or|ମଟର ସାଇକେଲ}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|motocykl|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|mota|f}}, {{t+|pt|moto|f}}
* Punjabi: {{t|pa|ਮੋਟਰਸਾਈਕਲ}}, {{t|pa|ਬਾਈਕ}}, {{t|pa|ਮੋਟਰਬਾਈਕ}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мотоци́кл|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|bàic|m}}
* Sindhi: {{t|sd|موٽر سائيڪل}}
* Sinhalese: {{t|si|යතුරුපැදිය}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|motorka|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|motorno kolo|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|moto|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mc|c}}, {{t+|sv|MC|c}}, {{t+|sv|motorcykel|c}}, {{t+|sv|båge|c}} {{qualifier|slang}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|มอเตอร์ไซค์}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|xe máy}}, {{t+|vi|xe gắn máy}}
* Volapük: {{t|vo|motorasaikul}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|beic modur|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|promiscuous woman}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hutsu}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pute|f}}, {{t+|fr|traînée|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|puttana|f}}
* Mandarin: {{t+check|cmn|自行车|sc=Hani}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|puta|f}}; (figurative sense: {{t+|pt|vaca|f}}, {{t+|pt|cabra|f}})
* Slovak: {{t+|sk|cundra|f}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|hwren|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|en|trike}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To ride a bike.
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Jack Weatherly|title=Dallas or Bust|journal=The Courier News|location=Blytheville, Ark.|date=1975-04-17|volume=80|issue=286|page=8|column=3|passage=In the 1890’s “women were behind the stove,” he relates. But they cycled, too. “And they had difficulty pedalling bicycles with ankle-length skirts. “At the time,” Taylor said, “the most sinful thing a woman could do was to show light between her legs. “The original culotte was designed by a LAW member’s wife. The churches (in the East) termed this bepantsed female activity of '''biking''' “sinful bicycling,” he noted.}}
#: {{ux|en|I '''biked''' so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To travel by bike.
#: {{ux|en|It was such a nice day I decided to '''bike''' to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2017|author=Gucci Mane; Neil Martinez-Belkin|title=The Autobiography of Gucci Mane|page=32
|passage=He saw me catch a trap and leave the house of a drug dealer. That's why he targeted me. He could have easily blown my ass off right then and there for lying, but for some reason he didn't. He just left. I '''biked''' back to my plug's spot and told him {{...}}}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[transport]] by bicycle.
#: {{ux|en|I '''biked''' them the letters.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=1 September 2020|work=The Guardian|author=Tom Lamont|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/01/frank-fisher-butchers-shop-closure-death-of-high-street|title=The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)
|passage=Frank, a teenager, arrived at his grandfather’s shop to begin work as a butcher’s boy. The job would be to '''bike''' parcels of meat around Dronfield and the surrounding countryside between the cities of Sheffield and Chesterfield, right on the county border of Derbyshire and Yorkshire. }}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|fr|biker|pos=v|bor=1}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to ride a bike}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|fietsen}}, {{t+|nl|wielrijden}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pyöräillä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|faire du vélo}}, {{t+|fr|biker}}
* German: {{t+|de|Rad fahren}}, {{t+|de|radeln}} {{q|colloquial}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|pedalare}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|自転車に乗る|tr=jitensha ni noru}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|[[andar]] [[de]] [[bicicleta]]}}, {{t+|pt|pedalar}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|đạp xe}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to travel by bike}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|toeren}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pyöräillä}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|[[ir]] [[de]] [[bicicleta]]}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|cykla}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top|to bike}}
* Volapük: {{t+check|vo|saikulön}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====References====
<references/>

====Further reading====
* {{pedia}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|bike}}, {{m|enm|byke|t=a nest of wild bees or wasps; {{n-g|also,}} honeycomb}}, of {{unk|en|nocap=1}} origin. Perhaps a back-formation of {{cog|enm|*bykere|t=beekeeper}}, from {{inh|en|ang|bēocere|t=beekeeper}}; or from {{inh|en|ang|*bȳc}}, a byform of {{cog|ang|būc|t=belly; vessel; container}}. Compare also {{cog|sco|byke|t=beehive, anthill; home, dwelling}}, {{cog|non|bý|t=bee}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|en|byke}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|Scotland|Northern England}} A [[hive]] of [[bee]]s, or a [[nest]] of [[wasp]]s, [[hornet]]s, or [[ant]]s.
#* {{RQ:Scott Heart of Midlothian|passage=like blue bottle flees in a blink of sunshine, {{...}}A bonny '''bike''' there’s o’ them!}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1955|author=w:Robin Jenkins|title=The Cone-Gatherers|publisher=Canongate|year_published=2012|page=107
|passage=he stood for a minute talking to them about their job of gathering cones, and telling them a story about a tree he’d once climbed which had a wasp’s '''byke''' in it unbeknown to him.}}
# {{lb|en|chiefly|Scotland|by extension|collective}} A crowd of people.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=beik|Beki|kibe}}

{{C|en|Ants}}

==Basque==

===Etymology===
From {{der|eu|la|pix}}.

===Noun===
{{eu-noun|in}}

# [[pitch]]

==Farefare==

===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|gur|/bí.ké/}}

===Verb===
{{head|gur|verb}}

# shake, move
#: ''Mam yetɩ m yõkɛ la foote, zɛ sĩm da bike''
#:: ''I'm going to take a photo, keep still, and do not move''

==French==

===Verb===
{{head|fr|verb form}}

# {{infl of|fr|biker||1//3|s|pres|ind//sub|;|2|s|impr}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|it|en|bike}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|bàic}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|f|#}}

# [[motorbike]], [[motorcycle]]

{{C|it|Vehicles}}

==Norman==
{{wikipedia|lang=nrf}}

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nrf|en|bike}}.

===Noun===
{{nrf-noun|f}}

# {{lb|nrf|Jersey}} [[bicycle]]

====Derived terms====
{{der3|nrf|{{l|nrf|bike à deux||tandem}}
|{{l|nrf|bike à montangne||mountain bike}}
|{{l|nrf|c'mîn à bike}}, {{l|nrf|sente à bike||bike path}}
|{{l|nrf|par à bikes||bike rack}}
|{{l|nrf|bike à cartchaîson||cargo bike}}}}

{{topics|nrf|Cycling}}

==Northern Kurdish==

===Verb===
{{head|kmr|verb form}}

# {{verb form of|kmr|kirin||3|s|fut}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{ubor|pt|en|bike}}.

===Noun===
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{lb|pt|Brazil}} {{l|en|bike}} {{gl|[[bicycle]]}}
#: {{syn|pt|bicicleta}}

==Slovene==

===Noun===
{{head|sl|noun form}}

# {{inflection of|sl|bik||acc|p}}