rickshaw
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a personA two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
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» Tom works as a rickshaw puller in Tokyo.
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1 sensesA two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
Rikscha
ри́кшаríkša
ри́кшаrýkša
a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
Examples
6 sentencesTom works as a rickshaw puller in Tokyo.
But the job of a rickshaw puller is not easy.
It is obvious that battery-driven rickshaws will consume electricity.
Despite the benefits, electric rickshaws should no longer be allowed to operate without proper regulations across the country.
Rickshaws are very rare in Algiers.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 力(りき)車(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of 人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ) (jinrikisha), fBorrowed from Japanese 力(りき)車(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of 人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ) (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese 人力 (nyin lik, “human power”) + 車 (t͡ʃʰæ, “cart”) (compare Mandarin 人力車 /人力车 (rénlìchē)).
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Forms
plural: rickshawsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person:jinrikisharicksha
Word family
13 related wordsSee also
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