rickshaw

See also: 'rickshaw

English
A rickshaw in Kyoto.

Alternative forms

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)

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Italian: risciò
  • → German: Rikscha (or directly from Japanese)

Translations

See also

Verb

rickshaw (third-person singular simple present rickshaws, present participle rickshawing, simple past and past participle rickshawed)

  1. To move someone by means of a rickshaw.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriɡʃau/ [ˈriɣ̞.ʃau̯]
  • Rhymes: -iɡʃau
  • Syllabification: rick‧shaw

Noun

rickshaw m (plural rickshaws)

  1. rickshaw
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