List of the Common 27 Nakaiy, their original Sanskrit Names with meanings, and their locations in the night sky

The dhivehi term "Nakaiy" can either mean a group of stars, or it can refer to the divisions of the sidereal year which is used for predicting weather patterns in Maldives.

The period of time during which the Sun passed through a particular Nakaiy lasted about 13-14 days, and so this duration would be named after the corresponding Nakaiy, which allowed the Nakaiy system to serve as a calendar for our ancestors.

The Nakaiy system used to predict weather patterns in Maldives for generations is derived from the Sanskrit Nakshatra system.

Here are the names of the common 27 Nakaiy and their corresponding original Sanskrit names along with their translations, and their locations in the night sky.

------- HULHANGU MOOSUN -------

1. Assidha : Ashvini - "the physician to the gods"

(part of Aries constellation)

2. Burunu : Bharani - "the bearer"

(part of Aries constellation)

3. Kethi : Krittikkā

(the constellation Pleiades itself)

4. Roanu : Rohini - "the red one"

(the star Aldebaran)

5. Miaheli : Mrigashīrsha - "the deer's head"

(found in constellation Orion)

6. Adha : Ārdrā - "the storm god"

(the star Betelguese)

7. Funoas : Punarvasu - "the two restorers of goods"

(the stars Castor and Pollux)

8. Fus : Pushya - "the nourisher"

(part of constellation Cancer)

9. Ahuliha : Āshleshā - "the embrace"

(found in constellation Hydra)

10. Maa : Maghā - "the bountiful"

(the stellar system Regulus)

11. Fura : Pūrva / Pūrva Phalgunī - "first reddish one"

(part of constellation Leo)

12. Uthura : Uttara / Uttara Phalgunī - "second reddish one"

(the star Denebola)

13. Atha : Hasta - "the hand"

(found in constellation Corvus)

14. Hitha : Chitra - "the bright one"

(the binary star system Spica)

15. Hey : Swāti - "very beneficient"

(the star Arcturus)

16. Vihaa : Vishakha - "forked, having branches"

(part of constellation Libra)

17. Nora : Anuradha - "following rādhā"

(part of constellation Scorpius)

[Rādhā = another name for Vishakha]

18. Dhosha : Jyeshtha - "the eldest, most excellent"

(part of constellation Scorpius)

--------- IRUVAI MOOSUN ----------

19. Mula : Mula - "the root"

(part of constellation Scorpius)

20. Furahalha : Purva Ashadha - "first of the Ashadha"

(part of constellation Sagittarius)

[Ashadha = name of a constellation]

21. Uthurahalha : Uttara Ashadha - "second of the Ashadha"

(part of constellation Sagittarius)

22. Huvan : Shravana

(part of constellation Aquila)

23. Dhinasha : Dhanishta - "most famous"

(found in constellation Delphinus)

24. Hiyavihaa : Shatabhisha - "requiring a hundred physicians"

(binary star Sadachbia)

25. Furabadhuruva: Purva Bhadrapada - "the first of the blessed feet"

(found in the asterism Great Square of Pegasus)

26. Fasbadhuruva: Uttara Bhadrapada - "the second of the blessed feet"

(found in the asterism Great Square of Pegasus)

27. Reyva : Revati - "prosperous"

(found in the constellation Pisces)

Note:

There is a nakaiy that supposedly comes before Huvan nakaiy, called "Avihi" (original Sanskrit name for this Nakshatra is Abhijit). It is considered as a "nakaiy in which a day does not come".

If you're counting 28 nakaiy, then Avihi will be included.