Rigel
Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/
The English word “Rigel” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Etymology
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).
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