English Explanatory Dictionary

'rickshaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of rickshaw.

Word forms

'rickshaw 'rickshaws

Etymology

Because the Japanese 力車 (rikisha) is an abbreviation of 人力車 (jinrikisha), some authors have insisted that the English term also be marked as an abbreviation, as if abbreviated from jinrickshaw.

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