[Tlhingan-hol] Trains

[Fiat Knox]

> > "Train" as in "locomotive?" The "train" usually refers to the carriages
> > being pulled along behind the actual locomotive itself, so perhaps
> > something like "lupwI' thlegh'a'" (big line of carriages) perhaps?

> In my (American Mid-Atlantic) dialect of English, all the cars plus
> the locomotive are called a "train." I recognize the distinction you're making,
> but it sounds like jargon to me.

"Train" is also used to describe the process of acquiring a skill through repetitive exercises designed to develop the requisite muscle memory, as well as the ludicrously long cape that trails behind a bride in a wedding and a convoy of wagons moving in single file.

"Train" means the whole locomotive in Britain, as well as just the locomotive on its own - which is also just called the "engine," with the carriages just known as such when separated from the engine which is the source of their motive power.

Just had to be sure, for myself more than anything.

Did someone mention "lupwI' mIr" elsewhere? Does that work out as the optimal translation attempt?
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