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rickshaw

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/

The English word “rickshaw” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To move someone by means of a rickshaw.

Etymology

Borrowed 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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