"오토바이"

Translation: Motorcycle

[LiKenun]

autobike

[rkirsling]

Would it have been so hard to make it 바익? Hah.

[wintertriangles]

The logic behind many konglish words escapes me too

[RuizAPR]

It was taken directly from the Japanese オートバイ, which is a clipping オートバイシクル, which comes from "autobicycle," an early term for "motorcycle."

[pluureng]

Well it's similar in Japanese the translation of toilet is "toire" instead of "toiretto."

[KanKanMikan]

yes definitely not "auto-buy" which I don't even know what that is

[sbuckeye]

This is just my guess, but I could see this being a word that came from when UN forces joined the Korean war. Western troops might have said "autobike" or "motorbike", but Koreans didn't hear the beginning and ending sounds.

Again, just my guess.

[JosieCrane]

산울림의 "기타로 오토바이를 타자" 좋은 노래입니다

[bisousethiboux]

are you sure it's a motorbike and not a moped? there's a difference

[bisousethiboux]

are you sure it's a motorbike and not a moped? there's a difference