vyomanaut

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit व्योमन् (vyoman, “sky, space”) +‎ -naut. Coined by ISRO.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vyo‧ma‧naut

Noun

vyomanaut (plural vyomanauts)

1. (rare, chiefly India) A person who travels in space for the Indian space program; an Indian astronaut.

Usage notes

• Usually used to distinguish among American astronauts and Soviet and Russian cosmonauts.

Translations

an Indian astronaut

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 太空人 (taai³ hung¹ jan⁴)

  Hokkien: 太空人 (thài-khong-jîn)

  Mandarin: 太空人 (zh) (tàikōng rén), 宇航員 / 宇航员 (zh) (yǔháng yuán), 航天員 / 航天员 (zh) (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)

• French: vyomanaute (fr)