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Etymology
Ultimately from a corruption of the Arab. ARchar|�د ا�ج�زا yad al-jawz� �hand of the central one�, from ARchar|�د �hand� + ARchar|ج�زا �central one�.
Jawz�, �the central one�, initially referred to Gemini among the Arabs, but at some point they decided to refer to Orion by that name. During the Middle Ages the first character of the name, y�� (ARchar|�, with two dots under it), was misread as a b�� (ARchar|ب, with one dot under it) when transliterating into Latin, and Yad al-Jauza became Bedalgeuze. This was then misinterpreted during the Renaissance as deriving from a corruption of an original Arabic form ARchar|إبط ا�ج�ز� ibt al-jawz� �armpit of the central one�.
Pronunciation
IPA: /'bi:t�lʤu:s/
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- star A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.
Translations
Finnish: Betelgeuze
German: Beteigeuze m
Japanese: ������ (Beterugiusu)
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