From en.wiktionary.org:
[Jeep]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Pronunciation
- [jēp] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
Derived from [en], initialism of [en]. Noun from _General Purpose Vehicle_
(military light utility truck).
**** Adjective
[-]
1. [en] Pertaining to utility or general purpose.
***** Derived terms
{{col3|en |jeep carrier<t:aircraft carrier> |jeep<t:light utility truck /
offroad 4WD> }}
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive , suited to rough terrain.
2. A light utility truck from WWII used by the U.S. Army, and subsequently turned into the trademark Jeep when civilianized by originating manufacturer [Willys-Overland] .
3. [en] A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.
4. [en] [en]
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|beep |Jeep<t:trademark derived from the military vehicle> |jeepable
|jeeplike |jeepney |minijeep|jeep girl }}
***** Descendants
[top3]
- [cmn]
- [bcl]
- [ceb]
- [cs]
- [da]
- [eo]
- [fo]
- [fi]
- [fr]
- [de]
- [hu]
- [is]
- [ga]
- [it]
- [ja]
- [pl]
- [pt]
- [ru] [see desc]
- [bor=1]
- [sk]
- [es]
- [sv]
- [tl]
- [tsg]
- [bo]
- [tr]
- [cy]
[bottom]
***** Translations
[vehicle]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Faroese: [fo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Irish: [ga]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Khmer: [km]
- Korean: [ko]
- Malay: [ms]
- Maori: [mi]
- Marathi: [mr]
- Navajo: [nv]
- Persian: [fa]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Tagalog: [tl]
- Tibetan: [bo] , [bo]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To travel by jeep.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1997 | author=John H. Esterline; Mae H. Esterline | title=Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War | page=272
|passage=From there we JEEPED over extraordinarily difficult roads to Marwari
City, the site of Southern Philippine University, where I had been invited to
address a convocation on the subject of "College Life in the United States."}}
*** Etymology 2
Disputed. Possibly from _[Eugene the Jeep]_, a character in _Popeye_
cartoons.<ref name=Macq>Delbridge, A.; Bernard, J. R. L.; Blair, D.; Ramson,
W. S. and Butler, Susan (eds). 1981. _The Macquarie Dictionary_.
Macquarie Library Pty. Ltd.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A device for detecting discontinuity in a protective coating, also called a "holiday detector" [1]
2. [en] A covered shopping cart, also called a "shopping stroller". [2]
**** References
References:
[1]. Lu, Q.M.; Gunnerson, C.G.; Knudsen, J.F.; French, J.A.; Eskesen, S.K.; Powers, J.T.; Shremp, F.; Segar, D.A.; Stamman, E. and Yucheng, Z. 2012. Wastewater Management for Coastal Cities: The Ocean Disposal Option. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. isbn:9783642797293 p. 166
[2]. Ramson, W.S. 1970. _English Transported: Essays on Australasian English_ . Australian National University Press. isbn: 9780708106266 p.53
*** Etymology 3
An ironic pronunciation of AGP, the initialism of autogynephilia in
Blanchard's transsexual typology.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A trans woman who is sexually attracted to women and transitioned due to autogynephilia.
2. * [en]
[en] [en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr]. Genericized trademark.
*** Pronunciation
- [(d)jipe]
- [fr]
*** Noun
[f]
1. [en]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
[fr] [fr]
** Italian
*** Etymology
[it].
*** Pronunciation
[gìp]
*** Noun
[f]
1. [en]
[it]
** Polish
*** Etymology
[pl]. [pl].
*** Pronunciation
[dżip]
*** Noun
[m-in]
1. [pl]
**** Declension
[gens=jeepa]
*** Further reading
- [R:pl:PWN]
[pl]
** Romanian
*** Etymology
[ro].
*** Noun
[n]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[ro-noun-n-uri]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es].
*** Pronunciation
[yip]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
**** Usage notes
[es-unadapted]
*** Further reading
- [R:es:DRAE]
** Swedish
*** Etymology
From [sv].
*** Pronunciation
- [sv]
*** Noun
[c]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[sv-infl-noun-c-ar]
**** Derived terms
- [sv]
*** References
- [so]
- [saol]
[sv]