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Pronunciation
Noun
riksja m (plural riksja's, diminutive riksjaatje n)
- rickshaw (light, two-wheeled or three-wheeled human-powered carriage)
1907, Jan Feith, De wereld om, Scheltema & Holkema, page 129:Doch van alle kanten klepperden de haastende klompjes der brandkijkers aan; er ratekden andere riksja's denzelfden kant uit.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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