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taikonaut
- /ˈtaɪkəˌnɔːt/
Where it comes from
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.
noun taikonauts
- A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. The past decade has seen remarkable events and changes: […] The Columbia disaster and a Chinese taikonaut in orbit
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noun Chinese astronaut
| Español | taikonauta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타이코놋 taikonot |
| 日本語 | タイコノート taikonōto |
| 中文 | 太空人 tàikōng rén, 宇航員 /宇航员 yǔháng yuán, 航天員 /航天员 hángtiān yuán, 宇宙航行員 /宇宙航行员 yǔzhòu hángxíng yuán, 太空飛行員 /太空飞行员 tàikōng fēixíngyuán |
| Português | taikonauta |
| Français | taïkonaute |
| Deutsch | Taikonaut, Taikonautin |
| Ελληνικά | ταϊκοναύτης taïkonáftis |
| Română | taikonaut |
| Русский | тайкона́вт tajkonávt |
| العربية | تَايْكُونَات tāykonāt |
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title = {taikonaut},
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