Jitney — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɪtni/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɪtni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɪtni/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɪtni/.

Examples

he always rode the bus to work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

autobus motorcoach passenger vehicle omnibus double-decker motorbus charabanc coach bus

Parts of Speech

noun	a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport “he always rode the bus to work”

Word Forms

bus	verb	send or move around by bus
omnibus	adjective	providing for many things at once

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

colectivo

un vehículo que transporta muchos pasajeros; utilizado para el transporte público

🇳🇱Dutch

klein busje

een voertuig dat veel passagiers vervoert; gebruikt voor openbaar vervoer

🇷🇺Russian

маршрутка

транспортное средство, перевозящее много пассажиров; используется для общественного транспорта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे दर्जे का

कई यात्रियों को ले जाने वाला वाहन; सार्वजनिक परिवहन के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জিটনি

অনেক যাত্রী বহনকারী একটি যান; গণপরিবহনের জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிட்னி

பல பயணிகளை ஏற்றிச் செல்லும் வாகனம்; பொது போக்குவரத்துக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

జిట్నీ

అనేక మంది ప్రయాణీకులను తీసుకువెళుతున్న వాహనం; ప్రజా రవాణా కోసం ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

जितनी

अनेक प्रवासी घेऊन जाणारे वाहन; सार्वजनिक वाहतुकीसाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીતની

ઘણા મુસાફરોને વહન કરતું વાહન; જાહેર પરિવહન માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಟ್ನಿ

ಅನೇಕ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರನ್ನು ಸಾಗಿಸುವ ವಾಹನ; ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸಾರಿಗೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിത്നി

നിരവധി യാത്രക്കാരുമായി ഒരു വാഹനം; പൊതു ഗതാഗതത്തിനായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਤਨੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਾਹਨ; ਜਨਤਕ ਆਵਾਜਾਈ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جیتنی

بہت سے مسافروں کو لے جانے والی گاڑی؛ پبلک ٹرانسپورٹ کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吉特尼

载有许多乘客的车辆；用于公共交通

🇯🇵Japanese

集合住宅

多くの乗客を乗せた車両。公共交通機関に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

지트니

많은 승객을 태운 차량; 대중교통으로 사용되는

🇹🇭Thai

จิตนีย์

ยานพาหนะที่บรรทุกผู้โดยสารจำนวนมาก ใช้สำหรับระบบขนส่งสาธารณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

opelet

kendaraan yang mengangkut banyak penumpang; digunakan untuk angkutan umum

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

جیتنی

وسیله نقلیه ای که مسافران زیادی را حمل می کند. برای حمل و نقل عمومی استفاده می شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'יטני

רכב הנושא נוסעים רבים; משמש לתחבורה ציבורית

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