Capricornus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪkˌɔːɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐplˈɒtɐksˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐplˈɒtɐksˌiːn/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɹɪkˌɔːɹnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Capricorn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Steinbock

eine schwache Tierkreiskonstellation auf der Südhalbkugel; zwischen Schütze und Wassermann

🇫🇷French

Capricorne

une faible constellation zodiacale dans l'hémisphère sud ; entre le Sagittaire et le Verseau

🇪🇸Spanish

capricornio

una débil constelación zodiacal en el hemisferio sur; entre Sagitario y Acuario

🇮🇹Italian

capricorno

una debole costellazione zodiacale nell'emisfero meridionale; tra Sagittario e Acquario

🇳🇱Dutch

steenbok

een zwak sterrenbeeld van de dierenriem op het zuidelijk halfrond; tussen Boogschutter en Waterman

🇵🇹Portuguese

capricórnio

uma tênue constelação zodiacal no hemisfério sul; entre Sagitário e Aquário

🇷🇺Russian

Козерог

слабое зодиакальное созвездие в южном полушарии; между Стрельцом и Водолеем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मकर

दक्षिणी गोलार्ध में एक धूमिल राशि चक्र नक्षत्र; धनु और कुम्भ के बीच

🇧🇩Bengali

মকর

দক্ষিণ গোলার্ধের একটি ক্ষীণ রাশিচক্রের নক্ষত্রমণ্ডল; ধনু এবং কুম্ভ রাশির মধ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

மகர ராசி

தெற்கு அரைக்கோளத்தில் ஒரு மங்கலான ராசி மண்டலம்; தனுசு மற்றும் கும்பம் இடையே

🇮🇳Telugu

మకరరాశి

దక్షిణ అర్ధగోళంలో మందమైన రాశిచక్ర కూటమి; ధనుస్సు మరియు కుంభం మధ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

मकर

दक्षिण गोलार्धातील एक अस्पष्ट राशिचक्र नक्षत्र; धनु आणि कुंभ दरम्यान

🇮🇳Gujarati

મકર રાશિ

દક્ષિણ ગોળાર્ધમાં એક અસ્પષ્ટ રાશિચક્ર નક્ષત્ર; ધનુરાશિ અને કુંભ રાશિ વચ્ચે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಕರ ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ

ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಗೋಳಾರ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಸುಕಾದ ರಾಶಿಚಕ್ರದ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಪುಂಜ; ಧನು ರಾಶಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಕ್ವೇರಿಯಸ್ ನಡುವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാപ്രിക്കോൺസ്

ദക്ഷിണാർദ്ധഗോളത്തിൽ ഒരു മങ്ങിയ രാശിചക്രം; ധനു രാശിക്കും കുംഭത്തിനും ഇടയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਕਰ

ਦੱਖਣੀ ਗੋਲਿਸਫਾਇਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਬੇਹੋਸ਼ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਤਾਰਾਮੰਡਲ; ਧਨੁ ਅਤੇ ਕੁੰਭ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکر

جنوبی نصف کرہ میں ایک بیہوش رقم برج؛ دخ اور کوبب کے درمیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摩羯座

南半球的一个微弱的黄道星座；射手座和水瓶座之间

🇯🇵Japanese

やぎ座

南半球にあるかすかな黄道星座。射手座と水瓶座の間

🇰🇷Korean

염소자리

남반구의 희미한 황도대 별자리; 궁수자리와 물병자리 사이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma kết

chòm sao hoàng đạo mờ nhạt ở bán cầu nam; giữa Nhân Mã và Bảo Bình

🇹🇭Thai

ราศีมังกร

กลุ่มดาวจักรราศีจาง ๆ ในซีกโลกใต้ ระหว่างราศีธนูและราศีกุมภ์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

برج الجدي

كوكبة فلكية باهتة في نصف الكرة الجنوبي؛ بين القوس والدلو

🇹🇷Turkish

oğlak burcu

güney yarımkürede soluk bir zodyak takımyıldızı; Yay ve Kova arasında

🇮🇱Hebrew

גדי

קבוצת גלגל המזלות חלשה בחצי הכדור הדרומי; בין מזל קשת למזל דלי

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