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satoshinoun
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What does the noun satoshi mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun satoshi. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the noun satoshi pronounced?
British English
/səˈtɒʃi/
suh-TOSH-ee
U.S. English
/səˈtoʊʃi/
suh-TOH-shee
Where does the noun satoshi come from?
Earliest known use
2010s
The earliest known use of the noun satoshi is in the 2010s.
OED's earliest evidence for satoshi is from 2012, in a message posted on the Usenet newsgroup Ripple Project.
From a proper name
Etymons: proper name Satoshi Nakamoto.
Nearby entries
- satisfying, adj.1536–
- satisfyingly, adv.1613–
- satispassion, n.1536–
- sativa, n.1976–
- sative, adj.1599–1807
- sativous, adj.1786
- satnav, n.1970–
- satori, n.1727–
- satoric, adj.1959–
- satorious, adj.1656
- satoshi, n.2012–
- satphone, n.1991–
- satranji, n.1621–
- satrap, n.a1382–
- satrapal, adj.1693–
- satrapate, n.1717–
- satraper, n.c1450
- satrapess, n.1797–1904
- satrapial, adj.1858–
- satrapian, adj.1822–
- satrapic, adj.c1535–
Etymology
Summary
From a proper name
Etymon: proper name Satoshi Nakamoto.
< the name of Satoshi Nakamoto (reportedly born in 1975), to whom the introduction of the Bitcoin system is attributed, presumed to be a pseudonym for one or more unknown persons.
Meaning & use
Contents
- 2012–The smallest monetary unit in the Bitcoin digital payment system, equal to one hundred millionth of a bitcoin. Cf. Bitcoin n.
- 2012
There's..talks on colored coins, which is nothing but an implementation of Ripple on top of Bitcoin, using satoshis (10^-8 btc) to represent IOUs.
European Central Bank trying to come to Grips with Electronic Currencies in Ripple Project (Usenet newsgroup) 12 November - 2013
You don't have to spend whole Bitcoins: each one can be split into 100m pieces (each known as a Satoshi), and spent separately.
Guardian 26 November (G2 section) 6/3 - 2015
The minimum transaction fee is currently set to 1,000 satoshis or 0.00001 bitcoins.
P. Franco, Understanding Bitcoin ix. 155 - 2017
The Saw Mill Café in east London accepts satoshis.
Times (Nexis) 3 November
Pronunciation
British English
/səˈtɒʃi/
suh-TOSH-ee
U.S. English
/səˈtoʊʃi/
suh-TOH-shee
Pronunciation keys
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛtl/ but <petally> /ˈpɛtl̩i/.
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in <bitter>
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but <petally> /ˈpɛdl̩i/.
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Forms
Variant forms
Also with capital initial.
Entry history for satoshi, n.
satoshi, n. was first published in September 2019
satoshi, n. was last modified in July 2023
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Nearby entries
- satisfying, adj.1536–
- satisfyingly, adv.1613–
- satispassion, n.1536–
- sativa, n.1976–
- sative, adj.1599–1807
- sativous, adj.1786
- satnav, n.1970–
- satori, n.1727–
- satoric, adj.1959–
- satorious, adj.1656
- satoshi, n.2012–
- satphone, n.1991–
- satranji, n.1621–
- satrap, n.a1382–
- satrapal, adj.1693–
- satrapate, n.1717–
- satraper, n.c1450
- satrapess, n.1797–1904
- satrapial, adj.1858–
- satrapian, adj.1822–
- satrapic, adj.c1535–
