becak

English

Etymology

From Indonesian becak, from Min Nan 馬車／马车 (bé-chhia).

Noun

becak (plural becak)

(Indonesia) A cycle rickshaw.

Translations

cycle rickshaw — see cycle rickshaw

See also

bajaj

Anagrams

Becka, EBKAC

Indonesian

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)

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.

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