jinrikisha

American  

[jin-rik-shaw, -shah] / dʒɪnˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ /

Also jinrickshaw, or jinricksha

noun

1. rickshaw.

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jinrikisha British  

/ dʒɪnˈrɪkʃɔː, -ʃə /

noun

1. other names for rickshaw

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Etymology

Origin of jinrikisha

First recorded in 1870–75; from Japanese, equivalent to jin “man, person” + -riki “power, strength” + -sha “vehicle, carriage” (from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rénlì shē )

Example Sentences

Vice Consul Kuramoto signalled a jinrikisha, stepped in, and that was the last anyone saw of him for five days.

From Time Magazine Archive

Through Hong Kong's twisting, crowded streets drove Gina Lollobrigida, riding alternately in a gold-painted Fiat and a jinrikisha, and extolling at every stop the virtues of Italian products.

From Time Magazine Archive

Take, for example, the poor fellow who pulls the jinrikisha.

From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton

The third jinrikisha is for our guide and hamper of provisions.

From My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 by Hunt, Eleonora

So dense is the crowd that it is with difficulty one can push through on foot or in jinrikisha.

From Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition by Bacon, Alice Mabel