ꦧꦶꦩꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ

Javanese edit

 
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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)

  1. (astronomy) the Milky Way.

Descendants edit

  • Malay: Bima Sakti