Vega

See also: vega and vegà

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɪɡə/
• Homophone: vega

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع‎ (wāqiʿ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع‎ (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع‎ (wāqiʿ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ‎ (waqaʿa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).

Proper noun

Vega

2. (astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Translations

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

• Arabic: اَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِع‎ (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 織女一, 织女一 (zik¹ neoi⁵ jat¹), 織女星, 织女星 (zik¹ neoi⁵ sing¹)

  Mandarin: 織女一 (zhīnǚ yī), 织女一 (zhīnǚ yī), 織女星 (zh) (zhīnǚ-xīng), 织女星 (zh) (zhīnǚ-xīng)

• German: Wega f
• Greek: Βέγα (Véga)
• Hindi: अभिजीत (abhijīt)
• Japanese: ベガ (ja) (Bega), ヴェガ (Vega), 織女星 (のおりひめせい, Orihime-sei, しょくじょせい, Shokujo-sei)

• Korean: 베가 (bega), 직녀성 (jingnyeoseong)
• Manchu: ᠵᠣᡩᠣᡵᡤᠠᠨ
  ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (jodorgan usiha)
• Maori: Whānui
• Marathi: व्हेगा m (vhegā)
• Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭭𐭭𐭣‎ (Wanand)
• Persian: ونند‎ (vanand), کرکس نشسته‎ (karkas-e-nešaste)
• Russian: Ве́га f (Véga)
• Swedish: Vega (sv) c

Etymology 2

From Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”), which see for more information.

Proper noun

Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)

1. A surname​.
2. A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.

Noun

Vega (plural Vegas)

1. (historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.

Anagrams

• EVGA, gave

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Vega, from vega, from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque *bai-ko (“river plain, water meadow”).

Proper noun

Vega

1. a surname

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Vega.

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Italian

Etymology

From Arabic وَاقِع‎ (wāqiʿ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع‎ (an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, “falling eagle”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡa

Proper noun

Vega f

1. Vega

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Vega

1. A municipality of Nordland, Norway

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Spanish

Proper noun

Vega ?

1. A topographic surname derived from vega (“meadow”)