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.


asteroid

id-noun

astéroid (first-person possessive asteroidku, second-person possessive asteroidmu, third-person possessive asteroidnya)

astéroid (canonical)
asteroidku (first-person possessive)
asteroidmu (possessive second-person)
asteroidnya (possessive third-person)


mare

marê (first-person possessive mareku, second-person possessive maremu, third-person possessive marenya)

marê (canonical)
mareku (first-person possessive)
maremu (possessive second-person)
marenya (possessive third-person)

Learned borrowing from Latin mare (“sea”).

learned borrowing

(astronomy, planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea.


Venus

Borrowed from Dutch Venus, from Latin Venus.

(Standard Malay)

(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀.


bumi

id-noun

bumi (first-person possessive bumiku, second-person possessive bumimu, third-person possessive buminya)

bumiku (first-person possessive)
bumimu (possessive second-person)
buminya (possessive third-person)

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

awan (plural awan-awan, first-person possessive awanku, second-person possessive awanmu, third-person possessive awannya)

awan-awan (plural)
awanku (first-person possessive)
awanmu (possessive second-person)
awannya (possessive third-person)

From Malay awan, from Proto-Malayic *awan, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *awan, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *awan, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.

perawanan [causative passive + repetition

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


Merkurius

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


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 ♄.


transit

transit (first-person possessive transitku, second-person possessive transitmu, third-person possessive transitnya)

transitku (first-person possessive)
transitmu (possessive second-person)
transitnya (possessive third-person)

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

sondé (first-person possessive sondeku, second-person possessive sondemu, third-person possessive sondenya)

sondé (canonical)
sondeku (first-person possessive)
sondemu (possessive second-person)
sondenya (possessive third-person)

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

id-noun

alfa (plural alfa-alfa, first-person possessive alfaku, second-person possessive alfamu, third-person possessive alfanya)

alfa-alfa (plural)
alfaku (first-person possessive)
alfamu (possessive second-person)
alfanya (possessive third-person)

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

id-noun

koma (first-person possessive komaku, second-person possessive komamu, third-person possessive komanya)

komaku (first-person possessive)
komamu (possessive second-person)
komanya (possessive third-person)

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.


galaksi

galaksi (first-person possessive galaksiku, second-person possessive galaksimu, third-person possessive galaksinya)

galaksiku (first-person possessive)
galaksimu (possessive second-person)
galaksinya (possessive third-person)


hari

hari (first-person possessive hariku, second-person possessive harimu, third-person possessive harinya)

hariku (first-person possessive)
harimu (possessive second-person)
harinya (possessive third-person)

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

rasi (plural rasi-rasi, first-person possessive rasiku, second-person possessive rasimu, third-person possessive rasinya)

rasi-rasi (plural)
rasiku (first-person possessive)
rasimu (possessive second-person)
rasinya (possessive third-person)

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”).


magnitudo

magnitudo (first-person possessive magnitudoku, second-person possessive magnitudomu, third-person possessive magnitudonya)

magnitudoku (first-person possessive)
magnitudomu (possessive second-person)
magnitudonya (possessive third-person)

(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

korona (first-person possessive koronaku, second-person possessive koronamu, third-person possessive koronanya)

koronaku (first-person possessive)
koronamu (possessive second-person)
koronanya (possessive third-person)

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.


bintang

id-noun

bintang (first-person possessive bintangku, second-person possessive bintangmu, third-person possessive bintangnya)

bintangku (first-person possessive)
bintangmu (possessive second-person)
bintangnya (possessive third-person)

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

altitudo (first-person possessive altitudoku, second-person possessive altitudomu, third-person possessive altitudonya)

altitudoku (first-person possessive)
altitudomu (possessive second-person)
altitudonya (possessive third-person)

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


jadi

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


komet

id-noun

komèt (first-person possessive kometku, second-person possessive kometmu, third-person possessive kometnya)

komèt (canonical)
kometku (first-person possessive)
kometmu (possessive second-person)
kometnya (possessive third-person)

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


Bumi

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


observatorium

observatorium (plural observatorium-observatorium, first-person possessive observatoriumku, second-person possessive observatoriummu, third-person possessive observatoriumnya)

observatorium-observatorium (plural)
observatoriumku (first-person possessive)
observatoriummu (possessive second-person)
observatoriumnya (possessive third-person)

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

id-noun

révolusi (plural revolusi-revolusi, first-person possessive revolusiku, second-person possessive revolusimu, third-person possessive revolusinya)

révolusi (canonical)
revolusi-revolusi (plural)
revolusiku (first-person possessive)
revolusimu (possessive second-person)
revolusinya (possessive third-person)

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

sabuk (first-person possessive sabukku, second-person possessive sabukmu, third-person possessive sabuknya)

sabukku (first-person possessive)
sabukmu (possessive second-person)
sabuknya (possessive third-person)

(astronomy) A collection of rocky-constituted bodies (such as asteroids) which orbit a star.


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.


gerhana

id-noun

gerhana (first-person possessive gerhanaku, second-person possessive gerhanamu, third-person possessive gerhananya)

gerhanaku (first-person possessive)
gerhanamu (possessive second-person)
gerhananya (possessive third-person)

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

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


edaran

edaran (plural edaran-edaran, first-person possessive edaranku, second-person possessive edaranmu, third-person possessive edarannya)

edaran-edaran (plural)
edaranku (first-person possessive)
edaranmu (possessive second-person)
edarannya (possessive third-person)


kumba

kumba (first-person possessive kumbaku, second-person possessive kumbamu, third-person possessive kumbanya)

kumbaku (first-person possessive)
kumbamu (possessive second-person)
kumbanya (possessive third-person)

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.

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.


mizan

From Malay mizan, from Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).


geosentrik

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


Jauza

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْجَوْزَاء (al-jawzāʔ).

bor+

اَلْجَوْزَاء


konjungsi

id-noun

konjungsi (first-person possessive konjungsiku, second-person possessive konjungsimu, third-person possessive konjungsinya)

konjungsiku (first-person possessive)
konjungsimu (possessive second-person)
konjungsinya (possessive third-person)

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

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


konstelasi

konstèlasi (first-person possessive konstelasiku, second-person possessive konstelasimu, third-person possessive konstelasinya)

konstèlasi (canonical)
konstelasiku (first-person possessive)
konstelasimu (possessive second-person)
konstelasinya (possessive third-person)

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 (plural deklinasi-deklinasi, first-person possessive deklinasiku, second-person possessive deklinasimu, third-person possessive deklinasinya)

déklinasi (canonical)
deklinasi-deklinasi (plural)
deklinasiku (first-person possessive)
deklinasimu (possessive second-person)
deklinasinya (possessive third-person)

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

lubang hitam (plural lubang-lubang hitam, first-person possessive lubang hitamku, second-person possessive lubang hitammu, third-person possessive lubang hitamnya)

lubang-lubang hitam (plural)
lubang hitam ku (first-person possessive)
lubang hitam mu (possessive second-person)
lubang hitam nya (possessive third-person)

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


kesegarisan

kêsêgarisan (first-person possessive kesegarisanku, second-person possessive kesegarisanmu, third-person possessive kesegarisannya)

kêsêgarisan (canonical)
kesegarisanku (first-person possessive)
kesegarisanmu (possessive second-person)
kesegarisannya (possessive third-person)

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

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


Zohal

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


rasi bintang

rasi bintang (plural rasi-rasi bintang, first-person possessive rasi bintangku, second-person possessive rasi bintangmu, third-person possessive rasi bintangnya)

rasi-rasi bintang (plural)
rasi bintang ku (first-person possessive)
rasi bintang mu (possessive second-person)
rasi bintang nya (possessive third-person)

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)


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

id-noun

tata surya (plural tata-tata surya, first-person possessive tata suryaku, second-person possessive tata suryamu, third-person possessive tata suryanya)

tata-tata surya (plural)
tata surya ku (first-person possessive)
tata surya mu (possessive second-person)
tata surya nya (possessive third-person)

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