rickshaw en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Middle Chinese 人 (nyin) Middle Chinese 力 (lik) Middle Chinese 人力 Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Tocharian *kuk(ä)lebor.? Middle Chinese 車 Japanese 人力車clip. Japanese 力車bor. English rickshaw 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)).
Meanings
- A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ricksha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rikshaw | alternative | lexicographic | |
| 'rickshaw | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rickshaws | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ricsha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| riksha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rikisha | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cycle rickshaw · rickshawlike · rickshawman · auto rickshaw · trishaw · electric rickshaw · rickshaw noodles · quickshaw · e-rickshaw · autorickshaw
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (87)
tr çekçek (two-wheeled carriage) · ur رِکْشَہ (two-wheeled carriage) · az rikşa (two-wheeled carriage) · id langca (two-wheeled carriage) · vi xe tay (two-wheeled carriage) · ru ри́кша (two-wheeled carriage) · pt riquixá (two-wheeled carriage) · as ৰিক্সা (two-wheeled carriage) · km ឆែកែវ (two-wheeled carriage) · be ры́кша (two-wheeled carriage) · cmn 東洋車 /东洋车 (two-wheeled carriage) · pl riksza (two-wheeled carriage) · fa-ira ریکْشا (two-wheeled carriage) · fr rickshaw (two-wheeled carriage) · hak 人力車 /人力车 (two-wheeled carriage) · ja 力車 (two-wheeled carriage) · uk ри́кша (two-wheeled carriage) · yue 車仔 /车仔 (two-wheeled carriage) · sv rickshaw (two-wheeled carriage) · hu riksa (two-wheeled carriage) · my လန်ချား (two-wheeled carriage) · ko 인력거 (two-wheeled carriage) · he רִיקְשָׁה (two-wheeled carriage) · nan-hbl 手車 /手车 (two-wheeled carriage) · mk ри́кша (two-wheeled carriage) · vo rikjod (two-wheeled carriage) · za bauci (two-wheeled carriage) · pa ਰਿਕਸ਼ਾ (two-wheeled carriage) · id angkong (two-wheeled carriage) · cmn 黃包車 /黄包车 (two-wheeled carriage) · cmn 人力車 /人力车 (two-wheeled carriage) · vi xe kéo (two-wheeled carriage) · dz རིག་ཤཱ (two-wheeled carriage) · de Rikscha (two-wheeled carriage) · yue 東洋車 /东洋车 (two-wheeled carriage) · eo rikiŝo (two-wheeled carriage) · uz riksha (two-wheeled carriage) · it rickshaw (two-wheeled carriage) · pt charrete (two-wheeled carriage) · th รถลาก (two-wheeled carriage) · fi riksa (two-wheeled carriage) · zu ilisho (two-wheeled carriage) · id becak (two-wheeled carriage) · nan-hbl 人力車 /人力车 (two-wheeled carriage) · nan-hbl 人車 /人车 (two-wheeled carriage) · el δίτροχη χειράμαξα (two-wheeled carriage) · it risciò (two-wheeled carriage) · ml റിക്ഷ (two-wheeled carriage) · es rickshaw (two-wheeled carriage) · ms lanca (two-wheeled carriage) · fi rikša (two-wheeled carriage) · ne रिक्शा (two-wheeled carriage) · nan-hbl 牽車 /牵车 (two-wheeled carriage) · hi रिक्शा (two-wheeled carriage) · bn রিক্সা (two-wheeled carriage) · it jinrikisha (two-wheeled carriage) · hi रिक्षा (two-wheeled carriage) · ka რიქშა (two-wheeled carriage) · syl ꠞꠤꠡ꠆ꠇꠣ (two-wheeled carriage) · sk rikša (two-wheeled carriage) · hy ռիկշա (two-wheeled carriage) · kk рикша (two-wheeled carriage) · sv riksha (two-wheeled carriage) · ms beca (two-wheeled carriage) · mr रिक्शा (two-wheeled carriage) · ja 人力車 (two-wheeled carriage) · si රික්ෂෝව (two-wheeled carriage) · ms lancia (two-wheeled carriage) · bg ри́кша (two-wheeled carriage) · ja 人力 (two-wheeled carriage) · id langcia (two-wheeled carriage) · nl riksja (two-wheeled carriage) · ro ricșă (two-wheeled carriage) · lo ຣົຖລາກ (two-wheeled carriage) · bn রিকশা (two-wheeled carriage) · yue 人力車 /人力车 (two-wheeled carriage) · za cibau (two-wheeled carriage) · pt jinriquixá (two-wheeled carriage) · fr pousse-pousse (two-wheeled carriage) · pl ryksza (two-wheeled carriage) · th สามล้อ (two-wheeled carriage) · da rickshaw (two-wheeled carriage) · km រថអូស (two-wheeled carriage) · ar رِيكْشَا (two-wheeled carriage) · yue 黃包車 /黄包车 (two-wheeled carriage) · cs rikša (two-wheeled carriage) · cmn 洋車 /洋车 (two-wheeled carriage)