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The names
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| Name | Language | Meaning | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| ಭಗಣ bhagaṇa | Kannada Karnataka (Mysore, Canara, Deccan) | the troop of stars | borrowed |
| ഭഗണം bhagaṇam | Malayalam Kerala (Malabar, Cochin, Travancore) | 'the troop of stars' (ഭം a star + ഗണം troop) A technical term of Kerala astronomy: ഭഗണം also means a complete revolution, and ഭഗണഭൂദിനങ്ങള് 'revolutions and civil days in a caturyuga' is quoted from a Malayalam gaṇita text. | borrowed |
| తేలురాశి tēlu-rāsi | Telugu Telugu country (Madras Presidency: Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, Telangana) | the scorpion sign | vernacular |
Sources
- Kittel, F., A Kannaḍa-English Dictionary (orig. Mangalore: Basel Mission, 1894); cited from the revised and enlarged edition, [Madras] University of Madras, 1968-71, as keyed for DSAL, s.v. ಭಗಣ bhagaṇa, p. 1234 link
- Gundert, A Malayalam and English Dictionary (1872), s.v. ഭഗണം bhagaṇam, p. 756 link
- Brown, C. P., A Telugu-English Dictionary, new ed., thoroughly revised and brought up to date (Madras: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1903), s.v. తేలు tēlu, p. 554 link