rickshaw

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)).

noun

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

verb

  1. To move someone by means of a rickshaw.

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