rakkethawf
Keywords: space travel, space exploration, planets, solar system
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'rak.ked.hawf |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
| Class: | pali |
| Forms: | rakkethawf |
| Glosses: | astronaut, cosmonaut |
Description:
The compound 'rakkethawf' is the accepted term for 'astronaut', despite the fact it literally means 'rocket pilot', and not all the crew of a spaceship necessarily pilot the spaceship. Different terminology may be used in science fiction. This word would rarely be used in a verb context, but would be a pali been meaning 'be an astronaut'.