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rickshaw
- /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/
Rhymes with -ɪkʃɔː
Where it comes from
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)).
noun rickshaws · ricksha · rikisha · rikshaw · 'rickshaw · riksha
- A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb rickshaws · rickshawing · rickshawed · ricksha · rikisha
- To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
Translations
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noun two-wheeled carriage
| Español | rickshaw |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인력거 illyeokgeo |
| 日本語 | 人力車 jinrikisha, 人力 jinriki, 力車 rikisha |
| 中文 | 人力車 /人力车 rénlìchē, 黃包車 /黄包车 huángbāochē, 東洋車 /东洋车 dōngyángchē, 洋車 /洋车 yángchē |
| हिन्दी | रिक्शा rikśā, रिक्षा rikṣā |
| Português | jinriquixá, riquixá, charrete |
| Français | pousse-pousse, rickshaw |
| Deutsch | Rikscha |
| Italiano | risciò, rickshaw, jinrikisha |
| Ελληνικά | δίτροχη χειράμαξα dítrochi cheirámaxa |
| Română | ricșă |
| Русский | ри́кша ríkša |
| Tiếng Việt | xe kéo, xe tay |
| العربية | رِيكْشَا rīkšā |
| עברית | רִיקְשָׁה ríksha |
Talk about this word "rickshaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rickshaw. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rickshaw. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rickshaw "rickshaw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rickshaw.Cite this
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title = {rickshaw},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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