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See also: PED, pęd, pèd, peð, and -ped

Translingual

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ped

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mala (New Guinea).

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.

Noun

ped (plural peds)

  1. (on traffic signs) A pedestrian.
  2. A pedestal.
  3. (slang, MLE) A motorcycle.
  4. (slang, rare) A pedophile.
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Etymology 2

Middle English. See peddler.

Noun

ped (plural peds)

  1. (obsolete) A basket; a hamper; a pannier.
    • 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: [] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: [] Robert Triphook, [], and William Sancho, [], 1810, →OCLC:
      A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped,
      with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed

Etymology 3

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From Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, soil).

Noun

ped (plural peds)

  1. (soil science) An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pędь.

Noun

pẹ̑d f

  1. span (unit of length)

Further reading

  • ped”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of velociped. Compare the development to Danish bil, which is derived from automobil.

Pronunciation

Noun

ped m or n

  1. (dialectal, Ostrobothnia) bicycle
    Synonym: cykel
    • 2018, Rickard Eklund, “Tuva”, in (ätt):
      Åså to an piede å for ut i räine
      And then he took his bike and went out in the rain

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from English (menstrual) pad.

Pronunciation

Noun

ped (definite accusative pedi, plural pedler)

  1. sanitary towel, sanitary napkin
    Synonym: hijyenik ped

Declension

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