rickshaw

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English

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A rickshaw in Kyoto.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (りき)(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of (じん)(りき)(しゃ) (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese 人力 (nyin lik, human power) +‎ (t͡ʃʰæ, cart) (compare Mandarin 人力車 / 人力车 (rénlìchē)).

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Noun

rickshaw (plural rickshaws)

  1. A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: risciò
  • German: Rikscha (or directly from Japanese)

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Verb

rickshaw (third-person singular simple present rickshaws, present participle rickshawing, simple past and past participle rickshawed)

  1. To move someone by means of a rickshaw.

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Pronunciation

Noun

rickshaw m (plural rickshaws)

  1. rickshaw