Vehicles terminology

(The idea for such a page came after a discussion about how to translate "bicycle" and a kind of provocation I made that motor vehicles have been preferred in the gismu collection, hence introducing a cultural bias in Lojban. — jexOm.)

gismu
blotilotblolo'iboatx1 is a boat/ship/vessel (vehicle) for carrying x2, propelled by x3
carce cartx1 is a cart/carriage/wagon (wheeled vehicle) for carrying x2, propelled by x3
jakne rocketx1 is a rocket (vehicle) propelled by jet expelling x2 carrying payload x3
karce carx1 is a car/automobile/truck/van (a wheeled motor vehicle) for carrying x2, propelled by x3
marce ma'evehiclex1 is a vehicle/mode of transport carrying x2 in/on surface/medium x3, propelled by x4
matra motorx1 is a motor/engine, driving/propelling/providing power to x2
treneren re'etrainx1 is a train (vehicle) of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4


notes on trene: a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway (= lajre'e), roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, ski lift (= cildadre'e)

noralujv
bevma'ebevri+marceloaded vehicle; e.g. truckx1 = marce1 (vehicle) = bevri1 (carry), x2 = marce2 (cargo) = bevri2 (carrier), x3 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x4 = marce4 (vehicle propulsion)
cibyselxi'u velprevelma'eci+se+xislu ve+prenu+ve+marcethree-wheeled bicycle
cucma'ecutci+marceskate, rollerskate, etc.x1 = cutci1 (shoe) = marce1 (vehicle), x2 = cutci2 (shod) = marce2 (cargo), x3 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x4 = marce4 (vehicle propulsion)
nalmatryma'ena'e+matra+marceunmotorised vehiclex1 = marce1 (vehicle), x2 = marce2 (cargo), x3 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x4 = marce4 (vehicle propulsion)
velprevelma'eve+prenu+ve+marcehuman-powered vehicle (e.g. bicycle, rickshaw)x1 = marce1 (vehicle), x2 = marce2 (cargo), x3 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x4 = prenu1 (person) = marce4 (vehicle propulsion)
velrelprevelma'eve+re+prenu+ve+marcetandem bicyclex1 = prenu1 (person) = marce4 (vehicle propulsion), x2 = marce2 (cargo), x3 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x4 = marce1 (vehicle)
relxilma'ere+xislu+marcebicycle, motorbikex1 = marce1 (vehicle), x2 = marce2 (cargo), x3 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x4 = marce4 (vehicle propulsion)
sorprema'eso'i+prenu+marcemass transit vehiclex1 = marce1 (vehicle), x2 = marce3 (medium for vehicle), x3 = marce4 (vehicle propulsion)




Created by jexOm.. Last Modification: Friday 08 of April, 2005 21:14:32 GMT by jexOm..