riksja
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈrɪk.ʃaː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: rik‧sja
Noun[edit]
riksja m (plural riksja's, diminutive riksjaatje n)
- rickshaw (light, two-wheeled or three-wheeled human-powered carriage)
- 1907, Jan Feith, De wereld om, Scheltema & Holkema, page 129:
- Doch van alle kanten klepperden de haastende klompjes der brandkijkers aan; er ratekden andere riksja's denzelfden kant uit.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)