রিকশা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • রিক্‌শা (rik‌śa), রিকসা (rikśa), রিক্সা (rikśa)
  • রিশকা (riśoka), রিশ্‌কা (riś‌ka), রিসকা (riśoka) — metathesized

Etymology

Borrowed from English rickshaw, ricksha, from Japanese 力車 (rikisha), a shortening of 人力車 (jinrikisha).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rikʃa/, [ˈrikʃaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹikʃa/, [ɹikʃaˑ]
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Noun

রিকশা • (rikśa)

  1. a rickshaw, either:
    1. the two-wheeled hand-pulled rickshaw
    2. the three-wheeled cycle rickshaw

Hyponyms

  • অটোরিকশা (oṭōrikśa)
  • সাইকেল রিকশা (śaikel rikśa)
  • সিএনজি (śienoji)
  • হাতরিকশা (hatrikśa)

Derived terms

  • রিকশাওয়ালা (rikśaōẇala)
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