Taiwan

The modern form may possibly be from English Taiwan or way older form reminiscent of Dutch Tayouan, from possibly Siraya. Recorded historically in Dutch as Tayouan (and other variants), and in Hokkien 大員 /大员 (Tāi-oân) (and other variants). The term initially referred to a sandbank peninsula that later silted up now wholly part of the island in the area of modern-day Anping District, Tainan, and eventually became the name of the entire island.

(astronomy) 2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid.

Taiwan
2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid.


mare

Learned borrowing from Latin mare (“sea”).

learned borrowing

(planetology) mare (a large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon)


asteroid

astéroid (canonical)
asteroid-asteroid (plural)


Venus

(astronomy) Venus (the second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess)

planets of the Solar System: planet dari tata surya: Merkurius · Venus · Bumi · Mars · Jupiter · Saturnus · Uranus · Neptunus [edit]


bumi

From Malay bumi, from Old Malay bhūmi, from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

(astronomy) our planet; third out from the Sun.

earth:
our planet; third out from the Sun.


awan

Inherited from Malay awan, from Proto-Malayic *awan, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.

(astronomy) cloud (any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass)


terminator

Internationalism, ultimately from post-classical Latin terminātor.

(astronomy) the line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body.


Saturnus

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch Saturnus, from Latin Saturnus.

(astronomy) The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.


Merkurius

(astronomy) the planet in the solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.


transit

From Dutch transit, from French transit, from Latin trānseō.

(astronomy) The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.


sonde

From Dutch sonde, from French sonde, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English sund- (“sounding”), from sund (“ocean, sea”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“a swim, body of water, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to be unsteady, swim”).


alfa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha), of Semitic origin. Doublet of alif.

bor+

(astronomy) Alpha, the brightest star in a constellation according to the Bayer designation.


Hamal

From Arabic الحَمَل (al-ḥamal, “Aries”), from Arabic حَمَل (ḥamal, “lamb”).


koma

From Dutch coma, from Latin coma (“hair of the head”), from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

(astronomy) coma, a cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.


hari

From Malay hari, from Proto-Malayic *ari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *waʀi. According to Adelaar (1992), the intrusive h- was added to prevent vowel clusters in words such as *mata ari > matahari "sun".

(astronomy) rotational period of a planet (especially Earth).


Tula

From Sanskrit तुला (tulā, “balance, scales”).


rasi

From Malay rasi, from Sanskrit राशि (rāśi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rāćíš, from *rać- (“to bind, tie”).

(astronomy) ellipsis of rasi bintang (“constellation”).


astronomi

From Dutch astronomie, from Middle Dutch astronomie, from Latin astronomia, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομία (astronomía).


magnitudo

(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.


korona

From English corona, from Latin corōna (“garland, crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Doublet of keron.

der

(astronomy) the luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.


feniks

Borrowed from Dutch feniks (“phoenix”), from Medieval Latin phenix, from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), from Egyptian bnw (boinu, “grey heron”). Doublet of foniks and funiks.

(astronomy) Phoenix: A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.


bintang

From Malay bintang, from Proto-Malayic *bintaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən (compare Tagalog bituin), from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən.

(astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.


altitudo

(astronomy) the angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.


jadi

From Arabic اَلْجَدْي (al-jady, “young goat, Capricorn”).


komet

(astronomy) comet (a celestial body, generally with a tail)


astronomis

Borrowed from Dutch astronomisch (“astronomical”).


Bumi

(astronomy) Earth: The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.


observatorium

From Dutch observatorium, from Latin observātōrium.

(astronomy) observatory: a place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.


tahun cahaya

Compound of tahun (“year”) + cahaya (“light”), calque of Dutch lichtjaar (“light year”). Attested before 1970.

cal

(astronomy) lightyear (astronomical distance)


revolusi

révolusi (canonical)
revolusi-revolusi (plural)

Internationalism, Malay revolusi borrowed from Dutch revolutie, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō.

(astronomy) the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.


sabuk

(astronomy) belt (a collection of rocky-constituted bodies which orbit a star)


gerhana

From Malay gerhana, from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa, “eclipse”).

(astronomy) eclipse, passage of a planetary object between others.


eklips

From Dutch eclips (“eclipse”), from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “I abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “I leave behind”).

der

(rare, astronomy) eclipse, passage of a planetary object between others.


kumba

From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kʰumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás. Doublet of kom.

(astrology, astronomy) The sign of the zodiac Aquarius.


sekuler

From Dutch seculair (“secular”), from French séculaire, from Latin saecularis (“of the age”), from saeculum. Doublet of sekulir.

(astronomy) relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities.


Kanser

From Latin cancer (“crab”). Doublet of kanker.


ilmu falak

From Malay ilmu falak,
from Classical Malay ilmu falak, from Arabic علم الفلك (ʕilm al-falak). Equivalent to ilmu + falak.


mizan

From Malay mizan, from Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).


oposisi

From Dutch oppositie, from Middle Dutch opposicie, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French oposicion, from Late Latin oppositio, translating Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις (antíthesis), from the past participle stem of classical Latin oppōnere (“to set against”).

(astronomy) the apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.


lintang

Coordinate term: bujur

(astronomy, geography) latitude; parallel


geosentrik

(astronomy) geocentric: having the Earth at the center.


Jauza

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَوْزَاء (al-jawzāʔ).

bor+

اَلْجَوْزَاء


Bima Sakti

From Malay Bima Sakti, from Javanese ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (bimasekti), ultimately put together from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma). (a character from the Mahabharata, a popular epic in Javanese culture) and Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti, “magical power”). This was derived from a Javanese myth that imagines the Milky Way in the sky as Bhima (the white stars) fighting a great snake (the black stripes).


konjungsi

From Dutch conjunctie, from Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”).

(astronomy) conjunction (the alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth)


konstelasi

From Dutch constellatie, from French constellation, from Latin cōnstēllātiō, from con- (“together”) + stēllātus (“starred”), from stēlla (“star, astral body”).

(astronomy) An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers.


deklinasi

déklinasi (canonical)
deklinasi-deklinasi (plural)

From Dutch declinatie, from Middle Dutch declinacie, from Latin dēclīnātiō.

(astronomy) one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system


lubang hitam

id-noun

lubang hitam (plural lubang-lubang hitam)

Compound of lubang (“hole”) + hitam (“black”), calque of English black hole.


kesegarisan

Affixed segaris + ke- -an, from se- + garis.

(astronomy) a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies.


akresi

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch accretie, from Latin accrētiō.

(astrophysics) the formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity.


Zohal

Inherited from Malay Zuhal, from Arabic زُحَل (zuḥal).


rasi bintang

An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers.

Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the IAU, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.


kuasar

(astronomy) quasar (“quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source”) (AGN: active galactic nucleus) (a type of active galaxy)


mintuna

From Malay mintuna, from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna, “pair”).


Karkata

From Sanskrit कर्कटक (karkaṭaka, “crab, Cancer”).


Sunbulat

From Arabic اَلسُّنْبُلَة (as-sunbula, “Virgo”).

اَلسُّنْبُلَة


Delu

Borrowed from Arabic الدَلْو (ad-dalw, “Aquarius”) from Arabic دَلْو (dalw, “bucket”).


tata surya

(astronomy) Solar System: The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids and comets.


sinar bumi

Compound of sinar (“ray”) + bumi (“Earth”).

(astronomy) earthshine: reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.


elevasi

Borrowed from Dutch elevatie (“elevation”), from Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio.

(astronomy) the distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.