Kochab

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab, “star”).

Proper noun

Kochab

  1. (astronomy) β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.

Synonyms
  • Beta Ursae Minoris, β Ursae Minoris

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab, “star”).

Proper noun

Kochab f

  1. Kochab, the second brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor
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