Vehicles

1. ଅଟୋ

   aṭo

   Auto rickshaw

   Usage

   The three-wheeler that dominates short city trips. Agree the fare before getting in

2. ଇ-ରିକ୍ସା

   e-riksā

   E-rickshaw

   Usage

   A quiet, cheap battery three-wheeler, widely used in Bhubaneswar and Puri

3. ରିକ୍ସା

   riksā

   Cycle rickshaw

   Usage

   Pedal-powered, still working the narrow lanes of Cuttack and Puri

4. ବସ୍

   basa

   Bus

   Usage

   City and intercity buses; long-distance services are mostly private

5. ଟେମ୍ପୋ

   ṭempo

   Tempo (shared minivan)

   Usage

   A small goods-and-people carrier used as a shared service to the outskirts

6. ଟ୍ରେନ୍

   ṭrena

   Train

   Usage

   The main coastal line makes travel easy in and out of the state. Book in advance

7. ରେଳ

   reḷa

   Railway

   Usage

   The Odia word for the railway itself; a station is "reḷa steshana"

8. ଟ୍ୟାକ୍ସି

   ṭyāksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   Includes app cabs. At airports use the official counter

9. କାର୍

   kāra

   Car

   Usage

   The word for a passenger car, useful when specifying a ride

10. ଗାଡ଼ି

    gāṛi

    Vehicle

    Usage

    A broad word for a vehicle; it can also mean a train

11. ମୋଟରସାଇକେଲ୍

    moṭarasāikela

    Motorcycle

    Usage

    When renting, always have a helmet and an international licence

12. ସ୍କୁଟର

    skuṭara

    Scooter

    Usage

    Easy to handle and widely rented in tourist areas

13. ସାଇକେଲ୍

    sāikela

    Bicycle

    Usage

    The land is flat, so it suits the coast and temple circuits

14. ବିମାନ

    bimāna

    Airplane

    Usage

    The airport is "bimāna bandara"; Bhubaneswar has the international one

15. ଡଙ୍ଗା

    ḍaṅgā

    Boat

    Usage

    Used for dolphin watching on Chilika and mangrove trips. Check that life jackets are provided

16. ନୌକା

    naukā

    Vessel / Boat

    Usage

    The formal word; it also names the paper boats floated at the Bali Jatra festival

17. ଫେରି

    pheri

    Ferry

    Usage

    Used for water crossings such as the Satapada route on Chilika

18. ଆମ୍ବୁଲାନ୍ସ

    āmbulānsa

    Ambulance

    Usage

    The ambulance number in Odisha is 108 (the nationwide emergency number is 112). This word alone gets the message across

19. ଟ୍ରକ୍

    ṭraka

    Truck

    Usage

    Dominates the highways — mention it when warning about overtaking

20. ବଳଦ ଗାଡ଼ି

    baḷada gāṛi

    Bullock cart

    Usage

    The traditional village cart, now mostly seen at festivals and in the fields

21. ଭଡ଼ା କାର୍

    bhaṛā kāra

    Rental car

    Usage

    In India it is usually hired with a driver — "draaibhara sahita"

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