Definition
Plural form of cycling; multiple instances or types of bicycle riding, racing, or cycling activities.
Etymology
From 'cycle' plus '-ing' (verbal noun suffix creating gerund) plus '-s' (plural). The gerund form 'cycling' became popular in the 1890s during the bicycle boom.
Kelly Says
Cyclings became a huge social category in Victorian times—there were cyclings for sport, cyclings for transportation, social cyclings (group rides for pleasure), and competitive cyclings (races), and each had its own culture!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
じて ይነሳ
ji-te y-ne-sa
ARالعربية
رياضة الدراجات
riyadhat al-drajat
BNবাংলা
চক্রযান
chokro-yan
CACatalà
ciclisme
si-klis-me
CSČeština
cykloturistika
si-klo-tu-ri-sti-ka
DEDeutsch
Radfahren
rahd-FAR-en
ELΕλληνικά
ποδηλασία
po-di-la-sia
ESEspañol
ciclismo
si-kee-SMO
FAفارسی
دوچرخهسواری
do-chera-e-so-va-ri
FISuomi
pyöräily
pyo-ra-i-ly
FRFrançais
cyclisme
si-klism
GUGU
સાઇકલિંગ
sai-kili-ng
HEעברית
רכיבה על אופניים
re-chi-va al o-f-ni-yim
HIहिन्दी
साइकिल चलाना
sai-kil chala-na
HUMagyar
kerékpározás
ker-ek-pa-ro-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersepeda
ber-se-pa-da
ITItaliano
ciclismo
chi-kee-SMO
KMKM
ការបើកប្រើយន្ទះ
kaa-r ber-uk-pra-y-n-d-h
KO한국어
자전거 타기
ja-jeon-geo ta-gi
MRMR
सायकलिंग
sai-ka-ling
MSBahasa Melayu
berbasikal
ber-ba-si-kal
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးလုပ်
she-lu-p-ok
NLNederlands
fietsen
fi-e-sen
PTPortuguês
ciclismo
si-kee-SMO
RORomână
ciclism
si-cli-sm
RUРусский
Велоспорт
velo-sport
SVSvenska
cykling
si-kling
SWKiswahili
kuendesha baiskeli
koo-en-desha bai-ske-li
TAதமிழ்
பைக்கிங்
pai-ki-ng
THไทย
การปั่นจักรยาน
gaan pan jak-ra-yan
TLTL
paglalaro ng bisikleta
pa-glar-o ng bi-si-ke-ta
TRTürkçe
bisiklet
bi-si-kleht
UKУкраїнська
Велоспорт
velo-sport
URاردو
سائیکلنگ
sai-kul-ing
VITiếng Việt
đi xe đạp
di xe dap
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ìṣẹ́
ee-sheh ee-sheh
ZUZU
ukusekelwa
oo-koo-se-kel-wa