kombin.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmbi/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmbi/, South African English

/ˈkɒmbi/,

/ˈkʊmbi/

Forms: 1900s– combi, 1900s– combie, 1900s– kombi, 1900s– kombie. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Kombi.

Etymology: < German Kombi (c1950 denoting the Volkswagen Type 23 van: see below), use as noun of Kombi- , combining form, shortened < Kombination (see combination n.) or kombiniert (see combined adj.), with allusion to the dual purpose afforded by the removable rear bench-seats, which enabled the van to transport either passengers or goods. Compare combi n. and slightly earlier combi adj.The Volkswagen Type 23 was first produced in May 1950.

chiefly South African.

A kind of minibus or van, originally manufactured by Volkswagen, which has removable seating at the rear, enabling it to transport passengers or goods (or a combination of the two); (South African) such a vehicle used to transport passengers commercially.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > types of

box van1843

vanette1867

moving van1885

chip van1893

tranship-van1903

bakkie1957

minivan1959

kombi1963

Kombi van1972

1957 Times 17 Jan. 7/5 This category [of motor cars manufactured in West Germany] includes the Kombi-Kraftwagen, a type of station wagon popular among small tradesmen.]

1963 Times 7 Aug. 6/3 Volkswagen commercial vehicles will offer a choice of the 1500 c.c. or 1200 c.c. engine. The delivery van, Kombi, pick-up and double cabin pick-up, will be available in one-ton payload forms.

1964 H. H. W. De Villiers Rivonia 41 He arranged with one Suliman to bring two Kombis (small motor buses) to a garage at Orlando.

1984 Frontline Mar. 10 Along with thousands of township taximen throughout South Africa, Jabu now runs a kombi (and like the rest, he pronounces it koombi).

1992 E. Jayiya in Pace Sept. 168 Dumisani Buthelezi believes his new sleek combi will be a hit.

2003 Australian (Nexis) 7 Feb. 18 I've got a Kombi in Melbourne and when I'm travelling around I enjoy driving that, but in the city I enjoy cycling.

Compounds

kombi taxi n. (also kombitaxi) South African a vehicle, usually a minibus, which carries passengers along a fixed route for a set fare, but does not operate to a timetable.

ΚΠ

1983 M. Du Plessis State of Fear 4 The police are intimidating the people from the townships who run combi-bus taxis, demanding to see their licenses.]

1984 H. Zille in Frontline Mar. 12 What justification could there be to crush the burgeoning kombi-taxi business, that creates thousands of jobs unaided?

1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 10 July 2 I have felt safer travelling in a combi taxi (a taxi packed with ten to 12 people) than in a plane with thugs like that.

Kombi van n. (also kombivan) chiefly Australian and New Zealand = main sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > types of

box van1843

vanette1867

moving van1885

chip van1893

tranship-van1903

bakkie1957

minivan1959

kombi1963

Kombi van1972

1972 N.Y. Times 25 July 29 (advt.) VW Kombi Van '71 AM/FM..stereo tape deck $2100.

1978 C. Ruhen Crocodile 34 The Kombi-van stood beside the petrol bowsers, connected to one of them by the hose that pumped the vital fluid into the depleted tank.

1998 Interzone Aug. 52/1 The boys flung themselves into the action without a second thought and arrived in their kombivan in 15 minutes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kombi
释义	kombin. Brit. /ˈkɒmbi/, U.S. /ˈkɑmbi/, South African English /ˈkɒmbi/, /ˈkʊmbi/ Forms: 1900s– combi, 1900s– combie, 1900s– kombi, 1900s– kombie. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Kombi. Etymology: < German Kombi (c1950 denoting the Volkswagen Type 23 van: see below), use as noun of Kombi- , combining form, shortened < Kombination (see combination n.) or kombiniert (see combined adj.), with allusion to the dual purpose afforded by the removable rear bench-seats, which enabled the van to transport either passengers or goods. Compare combi n. and slightly earlier combi adj.The Volkswagen Type 23 was first produced in May 1950. chiefly South African. A kind of minibus or van, originally manufactured by Volkswagen, which has removable seating at the rear, enabling it to transport passengers or goods (or a combination of the two); (South African) such a vehicle used to transport passengers commercially. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > types of box van1843 vanette1867 moving van1885 chip van1893 tranship-van1903 bakkie1957 minivan1959 kombi1963 Kombi van1972 1957 Times 17 Jan. 7/5 This category [of motor cars manufactured in West Germany] includes the Kombi-Kraftwagen, a type of station wagon popular among small tradesmen.] 1963 Times 7 Aug. 6/3 Volkswagen commercial vehicles will offer a choice of the 1500 c.c. or 1200 c.c. engine. The delivery van, Kombi, pick-up and double cabin pick-up, will be available in one-ton payload forms. 1964 H. H. W. De Villiers Rivonia 41 He arranged with one Suliman to bring two Kombis (small motor buses) to a garage at Orlando. 1984 Frontline Mar. 10 Along with thousands of township taximen throughout South Africa, Jabu now runs a kombi (and like the rest, he pronounces it koombi). 1992 E. Jayiya in Pace Sept. 168 Dumisani Buthelezi believes his new sleek combi will be a hit. 2003 Australian (Nexis) 7 Feb. 18 I've got a Kombi in Melbourne and when I'm travelling around I enjoy driving that, but in the city I enjoy cycling. Compounds kombi taxi n. (also kombitaxi) South African a vehicle, usually a minibus, which carries passengers along a fixed route for a set fare, but does not operate to a timetable. ΚΠ 1983 M. Du Plessis State of Fear 4 The police are intimidating the people from the townships who run combi-bus taxis, demanding to see their licenses.] 1984 H. Zille in Frontline Mar. 12 What justification could there be to crush the burgeoning kombi-taxi business, that creates thousands of jobs unaided? 1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 10 July 2 I have felt safer travelling in a combi taxi (a taxi packed with ten to 12 people) than in a plane with thugs like that. Kombi van n. (also kombivan) chiefly Australian and New Zealand = main sense. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > van > types of box van1843 vanette1867 moving van1885 chip van1893 tranship-van1903 bakkie1957 minivan1959 kombi1963 Kombi van1972 1972 N.Y. Times 25 July 29 (advt.) VW Kombi Van '71 AM/FM..stereo tape deck $2100. 1978 C. Ruhen Crocodile 34 The Kombi-van stood beside the petrol bowsers, connected to one of them by the hose that pumped the vital fluid into the depleted tank. 1998 Interzone Aug. 52/1 The boys flung themselves into the action without a second thought and arrived in their kombivan in 15 minutes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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