different between becak vs pedicab

English

Etymology

From Indonesian becak, from Min Nan ?? (bé-chhia).

Noun

becak (plural becak)

1. (Indonesia) A cycle rickshaw.

Translations

See also

• bajaj

Anagrams

• Becka, EBKAC

Indonesian

Etymology

Displaced earlier beca, from Min Nan ????? (bé-chhia, “horse-drawn carriage”). Compare to Malay beca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?t??a?]
• Hyphenation: bè?cak
• Rhymes: -cak, -ak

Noun

becak (first-person possessive becakku, second-person possessive becakmu, third-person possessive becaknya)

1. cycle rickshaw, velotaxi
2. trishaw

See also

• angkong (“pulled rickshaw”)

Further reading

• “becak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?di?kæb/

Noun

pedicab (plural pedicabs)

1. A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.

Synonyms

• becak
• bike cab
• cycle rickshaw
• cyclo
• rickshaw (includes auto rickshaw or tuk-tuk)
• trishaw
• velotaxi

Translations

See also

• tuk-tuk