Talk:List of stars in Columba

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[edit] Etymologies

Etymologies don't fit into the table, so please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL ^talk 21:19, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

• (α Col) 2.65 Phact [Phaet, Phad, Phakt]

  < ? al-fakhitah The dove ?

  (?) < فخذ fakhð thigh

• (β Col) 3.12 Wezn [Wazn]

  < وزن wazn Weight

• (δ Col 3.85 Ghusn al Zaitun

  < Arabic for "the Olive Branch"

• (θ Col) 5.00 Al Kurud

  < القرود al-qurūd The monkeys

  (?) < الغرود alghurūd The dunes

• (κ Col) 4.37 (or Al Kurud, see θ Col)
• (λ Col) 4.88 Tsze

  < 子 (Mandarin zǐ) The son