Big Dipper

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English

Proper noun

Big Dipper

1. (astronomy) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

Synonyms

• Charles’ Wain
• the Plough
• the Wain

Translations

bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 北斗七星 (zh) (běidǒu qīxīng), 北斗星 (zh) (běidǒu xīng)

• Danish: Karlsvognen c
• Egyptian: ḫpš

• Estonian: Suur Vanker (et)
• Finnish: Otava (fi)
• French: Grande Casserole f, Grand Chariot m
• German: Großer Wagen m
• Hungarian: Göncölszekér
• Japanese: 北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい, hokuto shichisei)
• Jèrriais: L'Êclon m
• Korean: 북두칠성 (bukduchilseong) (北斗七星 (ko))
• Malay: bintang biduk, bintang gayung besar, bintang jong
• Navajo: náhookǫs bikąʼ

• Norwegian: Karlsvognen
• Old English: carles wǣn
• Polish: Wielki Wóz m
• Portuguese: Grande Carro m, Caçarola f
• Romanian: Carul Mare
• Russian: Большой Ковш m (Bolʹšój Kovš)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Велика кола f

  Roman: Velika kola f

• Spanish: el Carro (es) m, el Cazo m
• Swedish: Karlavagnen c
• Turkish: Büyük Ayı
• Vietnamese: chòm Sao Bắc Đẩu, Sao Bắc Đẩu, Bắc Đẩu tinh (北斗星), Bắc Đẩu thất tinh (北斗七星)

See also

• Alkaid
• Dubhe
• Little Dipper
• Mizar
• septentrion
• Ursa Major
• Ursa Minor