ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ
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Javanese
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (Bimasekti)
Descendants
[edit]- → Malay: Bima Sakti
- Indonesian: Bimasakti, Bima Sakti