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jin⋅rik⋅i⋅sha
/
dʒɪnˈrɪk
ʃɔ
,
-ʃɑ
/
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rik
-shaw
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]
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–noun
a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China.
Also,
jin⋅rick⋅sha,
jin⋅rick⋅shaw,
jin⋅rik⋅sha.
Also called
rickshaw
,
ricksha.
Origin:
1870–75;
< Japn, equiv. to
jin
person +
-riki
power +
-sha
vehicle (< MChin, equiv. to Chin
rénlì shē
)
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jin·rik·sha or jin·rick·sha also jin·riki·sha
(jĭn-rĭk'shô')
n. A small, two-wheeled carriage drawn by one or two persons.
[Japanese
jinrikisha
:
jin
,
person
(from Middle Chinese
n
y
in, rin
) +
riki
,
strength
(from Middle Chinese
lik
) +
sha
,
vehicle
(from Middle Chinese
chia
).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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