CultureScienceMany Indian languages have chosen to name the "planet" Pluto, Yama, after the Hindu god of death. Pluto was discovered in 1930 and named after the Greek god of the underworld/afterlife. Vertical Tabs NotesVariants up north include Yamraj and Yamdev. I'm not certain how astrologers and their ilk have addressed the revoked planetary status of Pluto. Further readingWikipedia (Pluto)Planetary LinguisticsWikipedia (Yama) TaxonomyConnotations: PositiveIndian connection: ModerateTags: languageastronomymythologynameastrology
