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rickshaw

English

Alternative forms

  • ricksha, rikisha, rikshaw, 'rickshaw, riksha

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (rikisha), an abbreviation of ??? (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese ?? (nyin lik, human power) +? ? (t???æ, cart) (compare Mandarin ??? (rénlìch?)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???k.???/

Noun

rickshaw (plural rickshaws)

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

Derived terms

  • autorickshaw
  • cycle rickshaw
  • quickshaw

Related terms

  • jinriksha

Translations

See also

  • pedicab
  • tuk-tuk

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

  • Harwicks

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jhampani

English

Noun

jhampani (plural jhampanis)

  1. An Indian rickshaw-bearer.
    • 1925, Sir Gerald Burrard, Big game hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet
      A hillman from some distant village in Kumaon comes into Almora to make his fortune as a jhampani or coolie.

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