Quaoar

English

Quaoar's planetary symbol ⟨🝾⟩

Alternative forms

Kwawar, Qua-o-ar (Tongva god)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑːwɑɹ/

Proper noun

Quaoar

the Tongva god of creation.
(astronomy) a dwarf planet orbiting between Haumea and Makemake in the Kuiper belt. Its moon is Weywot.

Synonyms

(celestial body): 🝾 (U+15, 2022)

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 創神星／创神星 (zh) (Chuàngshénxīng), 夸奧爾／夸奥尔
Esperanto: Kvaoaro
French: Quaoar (fr)
Latin: Cuavora n
Macedonian: Квавар m (Kvavar)
Russian: Квавар f (Kvavar)

See also

(most likely dwarf planets of the Solar System) Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, Sedna

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Quaoar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kfaˈɔ.ar/
Rhymes: -ɔar
Syllabification: Qua‧o‧ar

Proper noun

Quaoar m animal

Quaoar (dwarf planet, a cubewano)

Declension

Declension of Quaoar

	singular
nominative	Quaoar
genitive	Quaoara
dative	Quaoarowi
accusative	Quaoara
instrumental	Quaoarem
locative	Quaoarze
vocative	Quaoarze

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