rickshaw
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See also: 'rickshaw
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 力車 (rikisha), a clipping of 人力車 (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese 人力 (nyin lik, “human power”) + 車 (t͡ʃʰæ, “cart”) (compare Mandarin 人力車 / 人力车 (rénlìchē)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkʃɔː
Noun
[edit]rickshaw (plural rickshaws)
- A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
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[edit]two-wheeled carriage
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[edit]Verb
[edit]rickshaw (third-person singular simple present rickshaws, present participle rickshawing, simple past and past participle rickshawed)
- To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
Anagrams
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[edit]Noun
[edit]rickshaw m (plural rickshaws)
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