Hämarik

proper noun

XO-4b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet, approximately 956 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Lynx.

OriginEstonian hämarik ← Proto-Finnic *hämärä →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. XO-4b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet, approximately 956 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Lynx.

Origin

  1. Proto-Finnic*hämärä
  2. Estonianhämar
  3. Estonianhämarik
  4. EnglishHämarik

Borrowed from Estonian hämarik (“dusk”), selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign.

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APA

Hämarik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%A4marik

MLA

“Hämarik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%A4marik. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hämarik,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%A4marik.

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