riksja
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: rik‧sja
Noun
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.
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- 1907, Jan Feith, De wereld om, Scheltema & Holkema, page 129.