rasi bintang
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of rasi + bintang (“star”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rasi bintang (plural rasi-rasi bintang, first-person possessive rasi bintangku, second-person possessive rasi bintangmu, third-person possessive rasi bintangnya)
- (astronomy) constellation
- An asterism, an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognised by astronomers.
- Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the IAU, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
- buruj (Standard Malay)
- konstelasi
Further reading edit
- “rasi bintang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.