Definitions for jinrikishadʒɪnˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jin•rik•i•shadʒɪnˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ(n.)(pl.)-shas.
or jin•rik•sha
a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China.
Category: Transportation, Foreign Term
Ref: Also called ricksha, rickshaw.
Origin of jinrikisha:
1870–75; < Japn, =jin person +-riki power +-sha vehicle (< MChin, = Chin rénlì shē)
Princeton's WordNet
jinrikisha, ricksha, rickshaw(noun)
a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
Wiktionary
jinrikisha(Noun)
a rickshaw
Webster Dictionary
Jinrikisha(noun)
a small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"jinrikisha." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/jinrikisha>.