ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ

Javanese

Etymology

Compound of ꦧꦶꦩ (bima, “Bhima”, literally “frightening; awesome”) +‎ ꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (sekti, “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).

Proper noun

ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (Bimasekti)

(astronomy) the Milky Way.

Descendants

→ Malay: Bima Sakti
- Indonesian: Bimasakti, Bima Sakti

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