tractor

nl-noun

tractor m (plural tractoren or tractors, diminutive tractortje n)

tractoren (plural)
tractors (plural)
tractortje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: trèktor, plèktor


trein

trein m (plural treinen, diminutive treintje n)

treinen (plural)
treintje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: trein

→ Saramaccan: talán

Borrowed from Middle French train.
The modern sense “railway vehicle” is a semantic loan from English train.


bus

bus m (plural bussen, diminutive busje n)

bussen (plural)
busje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: bis

→ Papiamentu: bùs

→ Sranan Tongo: bùs

→ Aukan: besi

→ Saramaccan: bési

Shortening of omnibus, from Latin omnibus (“for everything/all”); dative plural of omnis (“all”).

(transport, in diminutive) minibus, minivan


bus

bus f (plural bussen, diminutive busje n)

Petjo: bus

desc

→ Indonesian: bis (“letterbox, mailbox”)

From Middle Dutch busse, from Old Dutch *bussa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Doublet of buks (“shotgun”), box, and pyxis.

doublet

(chiefly historical) one of a variety of early modern firearms, such as flintlock and matchlock guns


truck

nl-noun

truck m (plural trucks, diminutive truckje n)

trucks (plural)
truckje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: trig

Ik voel me rijk als een koning:
 Ik heb een truck als mijn woning.

1981, “Ik heb ’n truck als m’n woning”performed by Henk Wijngaard:

I feel as rich as a king:
 I have a truck as my apartment.

truck, lorry (heavy motor vehicle designed to carry goods)


auto

auto m (plural auto's, diminutive autootje n)

auto's (plural)
autootje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: oto

→ Caribbean Hindustani: oto

→ Caribbean Javanese: oto

→ Indonesian: oto

→ Lokono: ôto

→ Papiamentu: outo

→ Sranan Tongo: oto

→ Saramaccan: otó

→ Trió: oto

→ West Frisian: auto

Borrowed from French auto, from automobile. Equivalent to a shortened form of automobiel.


ambulance

ambulances (plural)
ambu (alternative clipping)

Afrikaans: ambulans

→ Indonesian: ambulans

→ Sranan Tongo: ambilans

→ Caribbean Javanese: ambilas

Ze beschrijven uitvoerig hoe Maurice te hulp schoot, toen hij gegil hoorde, hoe hij iemand had zien wegvluchten uit de kamer en dat hij het was geweest, die een ambulance had gebeld.

1975, Anke de Vries, Het geheim van Mories Besjoer, Lemniscaat, section 59:

1979, Rubberen Robbie, "De ambulance", Zuipen (CD).
Twee, drie, weken geleden kwam de ambulance / Bij onze buurman hier net om de hoek

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


cabriolet

cabriolet m (plural cabrioletten or cabriolets, diminutive cabrioletje n)

cabrioletten (plural)
cabriolets (plural)
cabrioletje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kabriolèt

cabriolet, convertible (car with a convertible top)


taxi

taxi m (plural taxi's, diminutive taxietje n)

taxi's (plural)
taxietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: takisi

→ Caribbean Hindustani: taxi

→ Indonesian: taksi

Borrowed from French taxi, from German Taxameter.


autobus

autobus m (plural autobussen, diminutive autobusje n)

autobussen (plural)
autobusje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: otobus

From English autobus or French autobus. Equivalent to auto + bus.


motor

motor m (plural motoren or motors, diminutive motortje n)

motoren (plural)
motors (plural)
motortje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: muntolu

→ Caribbean Hindustani: motar

→ Caribbean Javanese: montor

→ Indonesian: motor

→ Trió: monturu

Borrowed from English motor, from Latin motor. In the sense “motorbike” motor was originally short for motorrijwiel or motorfiets.


quad

quad m (plural quads, diminutive quadje n)

quads (plural)
quadje (diminutive neuter)


skateboard

skateboard n (plural skateboards, diminutive skateboardje n)

skateboards (plural)
skateboardje (diminutive neuter)


bak

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

bakken (plural)
bakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: bak

Berbice Creole Dutch: baksi

Negerhollands: bak

→ Virgin Islands Creole: bak, baks (archaic)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: báki

→ Caribbean Javanese: bak, bag

→ Indonesian: bak, baki

→ Javanese: ꦧꦏꦶ (baki)

→ Ternate: baki

→ Javanese: ꦧꦏ꧀ (bak)

→ Papiamentu: baki (from the diminutive)

→ Sranan Tongo: baki

→ Caribbean Javanese: baki


wagen

wagen m (plural wagens, diminutive wagentje n)

wagens (plural)
wagentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wa

Jersey Dutch: wâxe

→ Lokono: wagen

desctree

→ Sranan Tongo: wagi
→ Aukan: wagi
→ Dutch: waggie
→ Caribbean Javanese: wagé
→ Saramaccan: wági

From Middle Dutch wāgen, from Old Dutch wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-. Doublet of wagon.


scooter

nl-noun

scooter m (plural scooters, diminutive scootertje n)

scooters (plural)
scootertje (diminutive neuter)


trekker

trekker m (plural trekkers, diminutive trekkertje n)

trekkers (plural)
trekkertje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: träkker

From Middle Dutch trecker. Equivalent to trekken + -er. The sense “tractor” is a phono-semantic matching of English tractor. Compare the same in German Trecker.


vrachtwagen

nl-noun

vrachtwagen m (plural vrachtwagens, diminutive vrachtwagentje n)

vrachtwagens (plural)
vrachtwagentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: fraktiwagi

From Middle Dutch vrachtwagen. Equivalent to vracht + wagen. Compare English freightwagon, West Frisian frachtwein (“truck, lorry”), German Frachtwagen, Swedish fraktvagn (“cargo truck”).

cog

(archaic) freightwagon, cart for transporting loads


camion

nl-noun

camion m (plural camions, diminutive camionnetje n)

camions (plural)
camionnetje (diminutive neuter)


beurt

beurt f (plural beurten, diminutive beurtje n)

beurten (plural)
beurtje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: beurd

→ Caribbean Javanese: birt

→ Papiamentu: bùrt

From Middle Dutch boerte. Equivalent to beuren + -te.

Hij bracht zijn brommer in voor een beurt.

He brought in his moped for a maintenance job.


fiets

fiets f (plural fietsen, diminutive fietsje n)

fietsen (plural)
fietsje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: fiets

→ Caribbean Javanese: pit

→ Dutch Low Saxon: fietse

→ German: Fietse

desctree

→ Javanese: ꦥꦶꦠ꧀ (pit)
→ Indonesian: pit (“bicycle”)

→ West Frisian: fyts

Unknown. Various hypotheses exist:
* A corruption of French vélocipède, via an intermediate fieselepee or fietsepee.
* Named after bike seller E.C. Viets from Wageningen.
* From the dialectal verb vietsen (“to move quickly”).
* From German Vize as short for Vizepferd (literally “surrogate horse”).


voertuig

nl-noun

voertuig n (plural voertuigen, diminutive voertuigje n)

voertuigen (plural)
voertuigje (diminutive neuter)


ruimtevaartuig

ruimtevaartuig n (plural ruimtevaartuigen, diminutive ruimtevaartuigje n)

ruimtevaartuigen (plural)
ruimtevaartuigje (diminutive neuter)

Het ruimtevaartuig landde veilig op Mars.

Ze zijn van plan een nieuw ruimtevaartuig te lanceren volgende maand.

They plan to launch a new spacecraft next month.

Het kleine ruimtevaartuigje was bedoeld voor korte missies.

The small spacecraft was intended for short missions.


vrachtauto

vrachtauto m (plural vrachtauto's, diminutive vrachtautootje n)

vrachtauto's (plural)
vrachtautootje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: prahoto

truck (US), lorry (UK) (a cargo truck, not a passenger truck (bus))


koets

koets f (plural koetsen, diminutive koetsje n)

koetsen (plural)
koetsje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: koets

→ Papiamentu: koets (dated)

Borrowed from German Kutsche, borrowed from Hungarian kocsi.


motorfiets

motorfiets f (plural motorfietsen, diminutive motorfietsje n)

motorfietsen (plural)
motorfietsje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: sepeda motor (calque)

motorcycle, motorbike, open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels


raket

raket f (plural raketten, diminutive raketje n)

raketten (plural)
raketje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Middle French roquette, from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin eruca. Cognate to English arugula and rocket. Doublet of rucola.

Russische raket


brandweerauto

brandweerauto m (plural brandweerauto's, diminutive brandweerautootje n)

brandweerauto's (plural)
brandweerautootje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + auto (“car, motorized vehicle”).


brandweerwagen

nl-noun

brandweerwagen m (plural brandweerwagens, diminutive brandweerwagentje n)

brandweerwagens (plural)
brandweerwagentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of brandweer (“fire department”) + wagen (“car, wagon”).


bestelwagen

nl-noun

bestelwagen m (plural bestelwagens, diminutive bestelwagentje n)

bestelwagens (plural)
bestelwagentje (diminutive neuter)


schoolbus

schoolbus f (plural schoolbussen, diminutive schoolbusje n)

schoolbussen (plural)
schoolbusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of school (“school”) + bus (“box, tin”).

(archaic) a money box used for donating money to an education fund


bibliobus

bibliobus m (plural bibliobussen, diminutive bibliobusje n)

bibliobussen (plural)
bibliobusje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: bibliobùs

Borrowed from French bibliobus. Equivalent to blend of bibliotheek + bus or biblio- + bus.


lijkwagen

lijkwagen m (plural lijkwagens, diminutive lijkwagentje n)

lijkwagens (plural)
lijkwagentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: lykwa

Compound of lijk (“corpse”) + wagen (“vehicle, cart”).


satelliet

nl-noun

satelliet m (plural satellieten, diminutive satellietje n)

satellieten (plural)
satellietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: satelit

→ Indonesian: satelit

→ Papiamentu: satelit

Probably borrowed from French satellite, from New Latin satelles.

satellite (natural: e.g. Phobos and Deimos)


brommer

brommer m (plural brommers, diminutive brommertje n)

brommers (plural)
brommertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: bolomu

→ Papiamentu: bròmer

→ Sranan Tongo: brom

From brommen (“to hum, buzz, drone”) + -er. The sense “moped” probably after bromfiets, though both terms were first attested in the same year (1950).
The sense “coach taxi” may instead be derived from a taxi company Brom in Utrecht, the identity of which is obscure, however.

(obsolete, Netherlands) coach taxi drawn by one horse


motorrijwiel

motorrijwiel n (plural motorrijwielen, diminutive motorrijwieltje n)

motorrijwielen (plural)
motorrijwieltje (diminutive neuter)


sleepwagen

sleepwagen m (plural sleepwagens, diminutive sleepwagentje n)

sleepwagens (plural)
sleepwagentje (diminutive neuter)

From slepen (“to drag”) + wagen (“vehicle”).


automaat

automaat m (plural automaten, diminutive automaatje n)

automaten (plural)
automaatje (diminutive neuter)
automaton (alternative obsolete)
automatum (alternative obsolete)

→ Indonesian: otomat

→ Papiamentu: outomat

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον (autómaton). Subsequently influenced by French automate.


zeepkist

zeepkist f (plural zeepkisten, diminutive zeepkistje n)

zeepkisten (plural)
zeepkistje (diminutive neuter)


ruimteschip

ruimteschip n (plural ruimteschepen, diminutive ruimtescheepje n)

ruimteschepen (plural)
ruimtescheepje (diminutive neuter)

Het ruimteschip zal het zonnestelsel verlaten.

The spaceship will leave the solar system.

De bemanning van het ruimteschip maakte contact met buitenaardse wezens.

The crew of the spaceship made contact with aliens.

Het ruimtescheepje was ontworpen voor korte missies.

The small spaceship was designed for short missions.


bromfiets

bromfiets f (plural bromfietsen, diminutive bromfietsje n)

bromfietsen (plural)
bromfietsje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: bromfiets

→ Caribbean Javanese: bromfit, brompit

→ Indonesian: brompit

→ Papiamentu: bròmfits

→ Sranan Tongo: brom

→ West Frisian: bromfyts

From brommen (“to hum, drone, grumble”) + fiets (“bicycle”), referring to the sound made by their combustion engines; compare for example Danish knallert (“moped”), which similarly owes its name to the noise produced by these vehicles.

compound

moped, limited to 50 cc engine and 45 km/h speed

(Belgium) snorfiets moped, limited to 25 km/h speed


snorfiets

nl-noun

snorfiets f (plural snorfietsen, diminutive snorfietsje n)

snorfietsen (plural)
snorfietsje (diminutive neuter)


scootmobiel

scootmobiel m (plural scootmobielen, diminutive scootmobieltje n)

scootmobielen (plural)
scootmobieltje (diminutive neuter)


sneeuwscooter

sneeuwscooter m (plural sneeuwscooters, diminutive sneeuwscootertje n)

sneeuwscooters (plural)
sneeuwscootertje (diminutive neuter)


politieauto

politieauto m (plural politieauto's, diminutive politieautootje n)

politieauto's (plural)
politieautootje (diminutive neuter)


politiewagen

politiewagen m (plural politiewagens, diminutive politiewagentje n)

politiewagens (plural)
politiewagentje (diminutive neuter)

From politie (“police”) + wagen (“car, wagon”).


dubbeldekker

nl-noun

dubbeldekker m (plural dubbeldekkers, diminutive dubbeldekkertje n)

dubbeldekkers (plural)
dubbeldekkertje (diminutive neuter)

From dubbel (“double”) + dek (“deck, plane”) + -er, a loan translation of English double decker.


ziekenwagen

nl-noun

ziekenwagen m (plural ziekenwagens, diminutive ziekenwagentje n)

ziekenwagens (plural)
ziekenwagentje (diminutive neuter)


stadsbus

stadsbus m (plural stadsbussen, diminutive stadsbusje n)

stadsbussen (plural)
stadsbusje (diminutive neuter)


automobiel

automobiel n (plural automobielen, diminutive automobieltje n)

automobielen (plural)
automobieltje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: automobil, otomobil

→ Caribbean Javanese: mobil

Borrowed from French automobile. First attested in the late 19th century.


ziekenauto

ziekenauto m (plural ziekenauto's, diminutive ziekenautootje n)

ziekenauto's (plural)
ziekenautootje (diminutive neuter)


bestelbus

bestelbus m (plural bestelbussen, diminutive bestelbusje n)

bestelbussen (plural)
bestelbusje (diminutive neuter)

From bestellen (“to order”) + bus (“bus, van”).


bakfiets

nl-noun

bakfiets f (plural bakfietsen, diminutive bakfietsje n)

bakfietsen (plural)
bakfietsje (diminutive neuter)

→ English: bakfiets, bakfiet

Compound of bak (“tray, box”) + fiets (“bicycle”).


riksja

riksja m (plural riksja's, diminutive riksjaatje n)

riksja's (plural)
riksjaatje (diminutive neuter)

Doch van alle kanten klepperden de haastende klompjes der brandkijkers aan; er ratekden andere riksja's denzelfden kant uit.

1907, Jan Feith, De wereld om, Scheltema & Holkema, page 129:

rickshaw (light, two-wheeled or three-wheeled human-powered carriage)


fietsriksja

fietsriksja m (plural fietsriksja's, diminutive fietsriksjaatje n)

fietsriksja's (plural)
fietsriksjaatje (diminutive neuter)


fietstaxi

fietstaxi m (plural fietstaxi's, diminutive fietstaxietje n)

fietstaxi's (plural)
fietstaxietje (diminutive neuter)


motorrijtuig

motorrijtuig n (plural motorrijtuigen, diminutive motorrijtuigje n)

motorrijtuigen (plural)
motorrijtuigje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of motor (“engine”) + rijtuig (“vehicle”).


ijscowagen

ijscowagen m (plural ijscowagens, diminutive ijscowagentje n)

ijscowagens (plural)
ijscowagentje (diminutive neuter)

ice cream cart, ice cream van (vehicle used by ice cream vendors)


ijscokar

ijscokar m (plural ijscokarren, diminutive ijscokarretje n)

ijscokarren (plural)
ijscokarretje (diminutive neuter)


tuktuk

tuktuk m (plural tuktuks, diminutive tuktukje n)

tuktuks (plural)
tuktukje (diminutive neuter)


lijnbus

lijnbus m (plural lijnbussen, diminutive lijnbusje n)

lijnbussen (plural)
lijnbusje (diminutive neuter)

public transport bus, which follows a fixed route


halfkoets

(dated) open coach (four-wheeled carriage without a permanent roof)


terreinauto

terreinauto m (plural terreinauto's, diminutive terreinautootje n)

terreinauto's (plural)
terreinautootje (diminutive neuter)


pendelbus

pendelbus m (plural pendelbussen, diminutive pendelbusje n)

pendelbussen (plural)
pendelbusje (diminutive neuter)


motorvoertuig

motorvoertuig n (plural motorvoertuigen, diminutive motorvoertuigje n)

motorvoertuigen (plural)
motorvoertuigje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of motor (“motor, engine”) + voertuig (“vehicle”).


bakbrommer

nl-noun

bakbrommer m (plural bakbrommers, diminutive bakbrommertje n)

bakbrommers (plural)
bakbrommertje (diminutive neuter)


touringcar

a long-distance, or privately hired, bus, a coach (vehicle)