Big Dipper

See also: big dipper

English

(astronomy, especially US) 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. [from 1845]
Synonyms: (obsolete Britain) Charles' Wain, (obsolete USA) Drinking Gourd, (Asia) Northern Ladle, (obsolete) Northern Waggoner, (Britain) Plough, (obsolete Britain) Wain

bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky

Chinese:
Mandarin: 北斗七星 (zh) (běidǒu qīxīng), 北斗星 (zh) (běidǒuxīng)
Danish: Karlsvognen c
Egyptian:

(ḫpš m)
Estonian: Suur Vanker (et)
Finnish: Otava (fi)
French: Grande Casserole (fr) f, Grand Chariot m
Galician: Carro, Arado m
German: Großer Wagen (de) m
Hungarian: Göncölszekér
Italian: Gran Carro m
Japanese: 北斗七星 (ほくとしちせい, hokuto shichisei)
Korean: 북두칠성 (bukduchilseong) (北斗七星 (ko)), 북두성 (bukduseong) (北斗星 (ko))
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Latin: Plaustrum n, Septentriōnēs m pl
Malay: bintang biduk, bintang gayung besar, bintang jong
Navajo: náhookǫs bikąʼ
Norman: L'Êclon m
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Norwegian: Karlsvognen
Okinawan: 七ち星 (ななちぶし, Nanachibushi)
Old English: carles wǣn
Persian: هفت‌اورنگ مهین (haft-owrang-e-mehin)
Polish: Wielki Wóz (pl) m
Portuguese: Grande Carro m, Caçarola f
Romanian: Carul Mare
Russian: Большо́й Ковш m (Bolʹšój Kovš)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Велика кола f

Roman: Velika kola f
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: Njebjaski wóz m
Spanish: el Carro (es) m, el Cazo m
Swedish: Karlavagnen c
Tagalog: Malaking Tabo
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)