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Béntang Cakra
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Sundanese
Etymology
From su béntang star cakra cross Star of the Cross.
Pronunciation
su /bɛnˈtaŋ ˈt͡ʃakra/
Proper noun
Béntang Cakra ᮘᮦᮔ᮪ᮒᮀ ᮎᮊᮢ
su constellation Crux; Southern Cross
su Béntang Langlayangan
su Volksalmanak Soenda III 1921 Roepa-roepa kanjaho 154 Bale Poestaka Nganjahokeun Madhab https://su.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Gambar:Volksalmanak_Soenda_1921.pdf&page=131 Pikeun nganjahokeun madhab, salianna koe padoman, pikeun di dieu mah, di Hindia Nederland sok marake oge palintangan, njaeta make patokan Bentang Tjakra, anoe koe oerang Djawa sok disĕboet „lintang goeboeg pentjeng”, atawa koe basa Walanda dingaranan „Zuider Kruis”. In order to know one's direction, apart from a compass, here in the Netherlands Indies, astronomy is often used. It uses the Star of the Cross, which the Javanese call "lintang gubug penceng" (the star of the crooked hut), or as the Dutch name it, "Zuiderkruis" (Southern Cross).