>I have never heard the term tuk-tuk used in India — I believe it’s a Thai word used in some other countries. Of course the rickshaw and, cycle rickshaw and auto-rickshaw were all imports via the British.
I have heard the term tuk-tuk used in India, but only sparingly and only in the last few years, mainly by foreign tourists.
Before that and even now, the common terms used were / are rickshaw / riksha, auto-rickshaw and just plain auto; auto is the one used most commonly by Indians (probably because a lot of us use C; just kidding, ha ha, the percentage of devs to the total population is a drop in the bucket.
I've also heard the term tuk-tuk used a good amount in digital nomad videos, particularly about southeast Asia, so you're probably right, gumby, about it being a Thai-origin term.
I have heard the term tuk-tuk used in India, but only sparingly and only in the last few years, mainly by foreign tourists.
Before that and even now, the common terms used were / are rickshaw / riksha, auto-rickshaw and just plain auto; auto is the one used most commonly by Indians (probably because a lot of us use C; just kidding, ha ha, the percentage of devs to the total population is a drop in the bucket.
I've also heard the term tuk-tuk used a good amount in digital nomad videos, particularly about southeast Asia, so you're probably right, gumby, about it being a Thai-origin term.