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**Ifroham4** · 05-24-2007, 12:24 AM

Here in Sri Lanka - they call it 'muchchakkara vaNdi' - Three wheeler - Trishaw.

Trishaw... I'd almost forgotten that delightful Sri Lankan word.

Muchchakkara vaNDi used to be used in TN as well (although most people say "aaTTO"

), but there has been a push in recent times to come up with better words and to get people to actually use them. "Thaani" is a lot easier to say than "muchchakkara vandi" and has the same nice ring to it as "auto".

05-24-2007, 12:24 AM	#22
Ifroham4 Join Date Apr 2007 Posts 5,196 Senior Member	Here in Sri Lanka - they call it 'muchchakkara vaNdi' - Three wheeler - Trishaw. Trishaw... I'd almost forgotten that delightful Sri Lankan word. Muchchakkara vaNDi used to be used in TN as well (although most people say "aaTTO" ), but there has been a push in recent times to come up with better words and to get people to actually use them. "Thaani" is a lot easier to say than "muchchakkara vandi" and has the same nice ring to it as "auto".
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