jinriksha

English

A jinriksha.

Alternative forms

• jinricksha
• jinrikisha

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 人力車 (じんりきしゃ, jinrikisha).

Noun

jinriksha (plural jinrikshas)

1. A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
   • 1904, Marietta Holley, Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition, →ISBN:

     In the Transportation Buildin' is a map one hundred feet long, showing the transportation facilities of the Empire, a perfect network of railways and telegraphand telephone wires, showin' they have other ways of gettin' 'round there besides man-carts and jinrikshas, yes, indeed!

Synonyms

• rickshaw

Translations

two-wheeled carriage — see rickshaw