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taikonaut en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtaɪkəˌnɔːt/
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Etymology

From Mandarin 太空 (tàikōng, “space”) + -naut, modelled after astronaut, cosmonaut, spationaut, etc. The term was coined on 19 May 1998 by Chiew Lee Yih (趙里昱 (Zhào Lǐyù)) from Malaysia, who used it first in newsgroups. Almost simultaneously, Chen Lan coined it for use in the Western media.

Meanings

1. A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut.
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Forms

Coordinates

spationaut · vyomanaut · astronaut · cosmonaut

Translations (29)

de Taikonautin (Chinese astronaut) · cmn 宇宙航行員 /宇宙航行员 (Chinese astronaut) · hu tajkonauta (Chinese astronaut) · fi taikonautti (Chinese astronaut) · nv wótááhgóó ałnááʼáłtʼahí (Chinese astronaut) · fr taïkonaute (Chinese astronaut) · ar تَايْكُونَات (Chinese astronaut) · yue 太空人 (Chinese astronaut) · cmn 航天員 /航天员 (Chinese astronaut) · nl taikonaute (Chinese astronaut) · tr taykonot (Chinese astronaut) · el ταϊκοναύτης (Chinese astronaut) · cmn 太空人 (Chinese astronaut) · eo tajkonaŭto (Chinese astronaut) · de Taikonaut (Chinese astronaut) · pl tajkonauta (Chinese astronaut) · ko 타이코놋 (Chinese astronaut) · cmn 太空飛行員 /太空飞行员 (Chinese astronaut) · ja タイコノート (Chinese astronaut) · pt taikonauta (Chinese astronaut) · cmn 宇航員 /宇航员 (Chinese astronaut) · es taikonauta (Chinese astronaut) · ca taikonauta (Chinese astronaut) · sv taikonaut (Chinese astronaut) · eu taikonauta (Chinese astronaut) · ro taikonaut (Chinese astronaut) · ru тайкона́вт (Chinese astronaut) · nl taikonaut (Chinese astronaut) · nan-hbl 太空人 (Chinese astronaut)