becak
English
Etymology
From Indonesian becak, from Min Nan 馬車 (bé-chhia).
Noun
becak (plural becak)
- (Indonesia) A cycle rickshaw.
Translations
cycle rickshaw — see cycle rickshaw
See also
- bajaj
Anagrams
- Becka, EBKAC
Indonesian
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becak
Etymology
Displaced earlier beca, from Min Nan 馬車/马车 (bé-chhia, “horse-drawn carriage”). Compare to Malay beca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛt͡ʃaʔ]
- Hyphenation: bè‧cak
- Rhymes: -cak, -ak
Noun
becak (first-person possessive becakku, second-person possessive becakmu, third-person possessive becaknya)
- cycle rickshaw, velotaxi
- trishaw
See also
- angkong (“pulled rickshaw”)
Further reading
- “becak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.