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jinriksha

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jin⋅rik⋅i⋅sha

[jin-rik-shaw, -shah]
–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 nyin, rin) + riki, strength (from Middle Chinese lik) + sha, vehicle (from Middle Chinese chia).]
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