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English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 力車 (rikisha), an abbreviation 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
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɪk.ʃɔː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
rickshaw (plural rickshaws)
- A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
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Translations
two-wheeled carriage
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Verb
rickshaw (third-person singular simple present rickshaws, present participle rickshawing, simple past and past participle rickshawed)
- To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
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Pronunciation
Noun
rickshaw m (plural rickshaws)
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