kuruman.
/kʊˈruːmə/ A rickshaw.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle pushed or pulled by person > [noun] > carriage pushed or pulled by person
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [noun] > rickshaw
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1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. ii. iv. 180 Sai Sin first obtain'd leave of the Emperor to be carried about in a khuruma, or cover'd Chariot, drawn by two Oxen.
1889 E. Arnold Seas & Lands (1891) xiv. 188 The Kurumas are wheeled sharply round and brought up with a general shout of arrival in front of a Japanese inn.
1892 E. Arnold Japonica 44 The Kuruma-men can trot in safety round every corner.
1894 L. Hearn Glimpses Unfamiliar Japan I. i. 2 The..charm of Japan..began for me with my first kuruma-ride... The jinrikisha, or kuruma, is the most cozy little vehicle imaginable.
1904 R. J. Farrer Garden of Asia xxiii. 234 Mr. Desire,..taking us up in the kuruma, proceeds to whirl us home to our friends.
1904 D. B. W. Sladen Playing Game ii. iv Kuruma is the word the natives always use for a riksha.
Derivatives
kuruˈmaya n. one who pulls a rickshaw.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > one who pulls a rickshaw
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1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. i. 18 From kuruma naturally comes kurumaya for the kuruma runner.
1892 E. Arnold Japonica 62 The Tokio citizens call their little cab kuruma, which means ‘a wheel’, and the coolie who pulls it is termed kurumaya.
1898 I. L. Bird Korea & her Neighbours II. xxiv. 79 Warm winter clothing, a Japanese kurumaya's hat..and Korean string shoes completed my outfit.
1904 R. J. Farrer Garden of Asia ii. 12 At dangerous corners the kurumaya howls dolefully to make the people avoid the path.
1909 Daily Chron. 21 Oct. 7/2 A couple of stalwart kuruma-ya who do their eight miles an hour with ease.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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