becak
See also: Bečák
English
Etymology
From Indonesian becak, from Hokkien 馬車 / 马车 (bé-chhia).
Noun
becak (plural becak)
- (Indonesia) A cycle rickshaw.
Translations
cycle rickshaw — see cycle rickshaw
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Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Displaced earlier beca, from Hokkien 馬車 / 马车 (bé-chhia, “horse-drawn carriage”). Compare to Malay beca.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbɛt͡ʃaʔ/ [ˈbɛ.t͡ʃaʔ]
- Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃaʔ
- Syllabification: be‧cak
Noun
becak (plural becak-becak)
See also
Further reading
- “becak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.