Big Dipper

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡ ˈdɪpə/
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• General-American: /ˈbɪɡ ˈdɪpɚ/
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Probably from the name given to some rides, such as the Black Pool Big Dipper (1923).

90 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Ahtna: cʼeceʼ — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Arabic: بَنَاتُ نَعْشٍ الكُبْرَى (banātu naʕšin al-kubrā) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Assamese: সপ্তর্ষি (xôptôrxi) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬙𐬋𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬧𐬔𐬀 (haptōiriṇga) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Bengali: সপ্তর্ষি (śôptorśi) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Burmese: ခုနစ်စဉ်ကြယ် (hku.naccanykrai) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Catalan: Carro Gran — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Chinese Mandarin: 北斗七星 (Běidǒu Qīxīng) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Chinese Mandarin: 北斗星 (Běidǒuxīng) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Czech: Velký vůz — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Danish: Karlsvognen — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Egyptian: x*p:S-F24:N14-A40 (ḫpš) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Egyptian: ms-x-tyw-U21:N14 (msḫtjw) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Esperanto: Granda Kulero — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Esperanto: Plugilo — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Esperanto: Ĉaro de Karlo — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Esperanto: Granda Kulerego — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Estonian: Suur Vanker — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Finnish: Otava — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• French: Grande Casserole — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• French: Grand Chariot — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Galician: Carro — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Galician: Arado — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Galician: Setestrelo — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Galician: Osa Maior — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• German: Großer Wagen — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Hindi: सप्तर्षि तारामंडल (saptarṣi tārāmaṇḍal) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Hungarian: Göncölszekér — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Ingrian: Suur Otava — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Irish: Camchéachta — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Italian: Gran Carro — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Japanese: 北斗七星 (Hokuto Shichisei) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Japanese: 七つ星 (Nanatsuboshi) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Kazakh: Жетіқарақшы (Jetıqaraqşy) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Korean: 북두칠성 (Bukduchilseong) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Korean: 북두성 (Bukduseong) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Korean: 칠성 (chilseong) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Northern Kurdish: Heftbira — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Lakota: Wičhá Akhíyuhapi — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Latin: Plaustrum — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Latin: septentriō — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Latin: septentriōnēs — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Lombard: Polsinera — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Lü: ᦡᦱᧁᦋᦱᧂᧉ (ḋaawtsaang2) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Macedonian: Го́лема Ко́ла (Gólema Kóla) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Malay: bintang biduk — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Malay: bintang gayung besar — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Malay: bintang jong — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Manchu: ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠨ ᡠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (nadan usiha) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Manchu: ᠨᠠᡳᡥᡡ (naihū) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Manx: Yn Arc Mooar — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Manx: Arc ny Twoaie — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Mongolian: долоон бурхан (doloon burxan) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Mongolian: шанага долоо (šanaga doloo) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Mongolian: долоон өвгөн (doloon övgön) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Mongolian: дохигор долоон од (doxigor doloon od) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Navajo: náhookǫs bikąʼ — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Norman: L'Êclon — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Norwegian: Karlsvognen — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Okinawan: 七ち星 (Nanachibushi) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Old English: carles wǣn — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Persian: هفت اورنگ (haft owrang) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Persian: بناتالنعش (banât-on-na'š) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Persian: ملاقه بزرگ (malâqe-ye bozorg) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Polish: Wielki Wóz — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Portuguese: Grande Carro — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Portuguese: Caçarola — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Romanian: Carul Mare — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Russian: Большо́й Ковш (Bolʹšój Kovš) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Northern Sami: Dávggát — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Sanskrit: सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Scottish Gaelic: an Crann — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Serbo-Croatian: Велика кола — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Serbo-Croatian: Velika kola — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Slovak: Veľký voz — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Lower Sorbian: Njebjaski wóz — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Spanish: el Carro — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Spanish: el Cazo — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Sumerian: 𒀯𒄑𒀳 — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Sundanese: Bentang Padati — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Swedish: Karlavagnen — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Tagalog: Malaking Tabo — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Tamil: எழுமீன் (eḻumīṉ) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Lower Tanana: becha' — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Thai: กลุ่มดาวจระเข (glùm-daao-jɔɔ-rá-kêe) — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Turkish: Büyük Ayı — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Vietnamese: Bắc Đẩu — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Vietnamese: Bắc Đẩu tinh — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Vietnamese: Bắc Đẩu thất tinh — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky
• Welsh: Sêr Llong — bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky