teili² the Fan: name of a constellation, whose stars seem to delineate [...]

Part of Speech	toponym
Phonetic Form	teili
Proto-Form	Vaeakau-Taumako: te ili 'a fan'

• • the Fan: name of a constellation, whose stars seem to delineate a diamond-shaped fan with its handle
  • • Astr

  Encyclopedic Info

  This constellation is a subset of the one known in Europe as Orion: it includes the stars of Orion's belt, plus his sword.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • teili¹ fan, tradit. woven with coconut leaves
• See also:
  • kanimoro star / sea star