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Menkar

Menkar proper noun: alpha Ceti, a red giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

Proper noun

Menkar

  1. Alpha Ceti, a red giant star in the constellation of Cetus

Origin of Menkar

Arabic مَنْخَر (manḵar, “nostril (i.e. of the whale)”).

Questions about Menkar

What does Menkar mean?
Menkar means alpha Ceti, a red giant star in the constellation of Cetus.
What part of speech is Menkar?
Menkar is a proper noun.

Words near Menkar in the dictionary

  1. meniver
  2. Menjivar
  3. Menjivars
  4. menk
  5. Menkalinan
  6. Menkar
  7. Menke
  8. Menken
  9. Menkens
  10. Menker
  11. Menkers

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