autorickshawn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːtəʊˌrɪkʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˈɔdoʊˌrɪkˌʃɔ/,

/ˈɑdoʊˌrɪkˌʃɑ/

Forms: see auto- comb. form² and rickshaw n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form², rickshaw n.

Etymology: < auto- comb. form² + rickshaw n.

Chiefly in India: a rickshaw pulled by a motorcycle or motor scooter; (also) a composite three-wheeled vehicle resembling this.

ΚΠ

1958 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 14 July 8/7 Auto-rickshaw drivers who race their three-wheeled perils through a maize [sic] of pedestrians.

1961 Times 23 Jan. (Suppl.) p. vii/5 In some cities modern India's ingenious improvisations are typified by the auto-rickshaw—drawn by motor-cycle or motor scooter.

1974 J. Cameron Indian Summer iii. 37 There was always the peril of an encounter with a lunatic autoricksha or a contemplative cow.

1996 R. Mistry Fine Balance (1997) v. 224 Mr. Kohlah was planning to accompany his son on the bus ride into the valley, and then by auto-rickshaw to the railway station.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	autorickshaw
释义	autorickshawn. Brit. /ˈɔːtəʊˌrɪkʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌrɪkˌʃɔ/, /ˈɑdoʊˌrɪkˌʃɑ/ Forms: see auto- comb. form² and rickshaw n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form², rickshaw n. Etymology: < auto- comb. form² + rickshaw n. Chiefly in India: a rickshaw pulled by a motorcycle or motor scooter; (also) a composite three-wheeled vehicle resembling this. ΚΠ 1958 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 14 July 8/7 Auto-rickshaw drivers who race their three-wheeled perils through a maize [sic] of pedestrians. 1961 Times 23 Jan. (Suppl.) p. vii/5 In some cities modern India's ingenious improvisations are typified by the auto-rickshaw—drawn by motor-cycle or motor scooter. 1974 J. Cameron Indian Summer iii. 37 There was always the peril of an encounter with a lunatic autoricksha or a contemplative cow. 1996 R. Mistry Fine Balance (1997) v. 224 Mr. Kohlah was planning to accompany his son on the bus ride into the valley, and then by auto-rickshaw to the railway station. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1958
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