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くるまー【車ー・車人】

kurumaa

Pronunciation: [kuɾumaː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Rickshaw driver; rickshaw puller

Etymology

From くるま【車】 kuruma "cart" and the person suffix あー aa.

Notes

Synonym: くるまひちゃー【車引ちゃー】 kuruma hichaa "rickshaw puller".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji車ー
車人
Kanaくるまー
Romanizationkurumaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[kuɾumaː]

意味:じんりきしゃふ【人力車夫】、しゃふ【車夫・俥夫】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, January 18). くるまー【車ー・車人】 : kurumaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6795/kurumaa/.