taikonaut

Noun

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

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 13

taikonaut: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
taikonaut: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
taikonaut: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

taikonaut: valid Words With Friends Word