name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Japanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Satoshi
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Sound
Pronunciation
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homophone: satoshi
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/saˈtowʃi/
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/sɐˈtowʃɪ/
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homophone: Satoshi
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CMU ARPABET: S AA0 T OW1 SH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A hundred-millionth (10−8) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10−8 BTC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sat
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese さとし (Satoshi).
Named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous designer of Bitcoin, from Japanese さとし (Satoshi), nominalization of the classical adjective 聡し (satoshi), modern 聡い (satoi, “clever, smart, sharp”).