A lot of bitcoin related technology terms are in flux right now even in English. So, I’ve tried not to be too presumptive. However, I did want to provide a useful list of terms for bitcoin concepts translated into Esperanto.
| ENGLISH | ESPERANTO | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | Bitmono (aŭ Bitmonero) | The former is more common, but the latter is more literal: mono (money) monero (coin.) |
| Bitcoin Address | Bitmonadreso | |
| Cryptography | Kriptografio | |
| Public Key | Publik-ŝlosilo | |
| Private Key | Privat-ŝlosilo | |
| Multisignature | Plursubskribo | I’m not sure if this translation is quite right. |
| Address | Adreso | |
| Stealth Address | Kaŝadreso | |
| Mixer (Service) | Miksilo | A method of obscuring the custody of coins. |
| Wallet | Monujo | |
| Satoshi | bitmoneto | The basic unit of a bitcoin: 0.00000001 BTC. Named after the bitcoin’s anonymous creator: Satoshi NAKAMOTO and therefore sometimes Esperantized as the loan word satoŝio. |
| Transaction | Negoco | Possibly incorrect. |
| CoinJoin | Monerunuiga | A method of obscuring transactions. |
| HD Wallet | HD Monujo | HD stands for hierarchical deterministic (hierarĥia determinisma.) |
| QR Code | QR Kodo | QR stands for ‘quick response’ or rapida responda but it is a proper noun, so it is not translated. |
| Blockchain | blokĉeno | The bitcoin public ledger. |
| Brain Wallet | cerbmonujo | A method of storing a bitcoin wallet in human memory. |
Some concepts were more difficult to translate than others. When in doubt I chose to be literal. But, this is likely because my Esperanto isn’t what it could be. Wikipedia’s article on Bitcoin is extremely short. I did some word-building using some content from the ESPDIC as well.
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Dankon!
I understand the impulse to translate Satoshi to Esperanto, but since it is a fraction of a bitcoin shouldn’t it be bitmoneto?
Now that you mention it, you’re probably right. That’s not so different from byte and bajto which is a loan word from English and bitoko which is a native Esperanto construct. I’ll update it
Given that, what are your thoughts on “Dorean” as slang for unconfirmed transaction?
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Ne, sed mi baldaŭ.