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Spica
Spica · α Virginis · Virgo
names 4languages 2 Spica α VirHIP 65474mag 0.98
In the classical tradition this is चित्रा Citrā, attested in 8 texts.
The names
folk 3 · borrowed 1
| Name | Language | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| ചിത്ര / ചിത്തിര citra / cittira | Malayalam Kerala (Malabar, Cochin, Travancore) | 'the bright, variegated one' | borrowed |
| अंधळ्या andhaḷyā | Marathi Maharashtra | the blind ones names both the asterism and its rain | folk |
| चित्रांचे ऊन citrāñcē ūna | Marathi Maharashtra | the heat of Citrā the hot spell of Caitra, while the sun is in Citrā; medicinal or magical virtues are attributed to it | folk |
| कडप्या kaḍapyā | Marathi Maharashtra | the sheaves the rain falls when the bājrī sheaves are laid out to dry | folk |
Sources
- Gundert, A Malayalam and English Dictionary (1872), s.v. ചിത്ര citra, p. 361 link
- J. T. Molesworth, A Dictionary, Marathi and English, 2nd ed. rev. and enl. (Bombay: Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857), s.v. अंधळ्या, p. 24 link
- J. T. Molesworth, A Dictionary, Marathi and English, 2nd ed. rev. and enl. (Bombay: Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857), s.v. चित्रांचे ऊन, p. 283 link
- J. T. Molesworth, A Dictionary, Marathi and English, 2nd ed. rev. and enl. (Bombay: Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857), s.v. कडप्या, p. 128 link