rickshaw

/ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

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noun

verb

To move someone by means of a rickshaw.

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)).

rickshaws (plural) ricksha (alternative) rikisha (alternative) rikshaw (alternative) 'rickshaw (alternative) riksha (alternative) ricsha (alternative) rickshaws (present, singular) rickshawing (participle, present) rickshawed (participle, past) rickshawed (past)

autorickshaw quickshaw rickshawlike rickshawman trishaw

auto rickshaw cycle rickshaw electric rickshaw e-rickshaw rickshaw noodles tuk-tuk

jinriksha pedicab tuk-tuk

Questions

How do you pronounce rickshaw?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/.

What does rickshaw mean?

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

Where does rickshaw come from?

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