Etymology

becak

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Indonesian becak ← Hokkien 馬車 /马车
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  1. Hokkien · derived from馬車 /马车
  2. Indonesian · borrowed frombecak
  3. English todaybecak

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

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