becak

English

Etymology

From Indonesian becak, from Hokkien 馬車／马车 (bé-chhia).

Noun

becak (plural becak)

1. (Indonesia) A cycle rickshaw.

Translations

cycle rickshaw — see cycle rickshaw

See also

• bajaj

Anagrams

• Becka, EBKAC

Indonesian

becak

Etymology

Displaced earlier beca, from Hokkien 馬車／马车 (bé-chhia, “horse-drawn carriage”). Compare to Malay beca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛt͡ʃaʔ]
• Hyphenation: bè‧cak
• Rhymes: -cak, -ak

Noun

becak (first-person possessive becakku, second-person possessive becakmu, third-person possessive becaknya)

1. cycle rickshaw, velotaxi
2. trishaw

See also

• angkong (“pulled rickshaw”)

Further reading

• “becak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.