Editing Lambda Scorpii (section)

==Nomenclature==

''λ Scorpii'' (Latinised to ''Lambda Scorpii'') is the star system's [[Bayer designation]].

It bore the traditional name ''Shaula'', which comes from the [[Arabic]] الشولاء  ''al-šawlā´'' meaning 'the raised [tail]', as it is found in the tail of Scorpius, the scorpion. In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] organized a [[IAU Working Group on Star Names|Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN"/> to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016<ref name="WGSN1"/> included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN, which included ''Shaula'' for the star λ Scorpii Aa.

In Indian Astronomy it is called MulA Nakshathram. Mūla ("root") (Devanagari मूल/मूळ) (Tamil: மூலம்) is the 19th nakshatra or "lunar mansion" in Vedic astrology. The symbol of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad' (ankusha).{{cn|date=May 2020}}

In [[Chinese astronomy|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|尾宿}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Wěi Xiù}}), meaning ''[[Tail (Chinese constellation)|Tail]]'', refers to an asterism consisting of λ Scorpii, [[Epsilon Scorpii|ε Scorpii]], [[Zeta1 Scorpii|ζ<sup>1</sup> Scorpii]], [[Zeta2 Scorpii|ζ<sup>2</sup> Scorpii]], [[Eta Scorpii|η Scorpii]], [[Theta Scorpii|θ Scorpii]], [[Iota1 Scorpii|ι<sup>1</sup> Scorpii]], [[Iota2 Scorpii|ι<sup>2</sup> Scorpii]], [[Kappa Scorpii|κ Scorpii]], [[Mu1 Scorpii|μ<sup>1</sup> Scorpii]], and [[Upsilon Scorpii|υ Scorpii]].<ref name=zh/> Consequently, the [[Chinese star names|Chinese name]] for λ Scorpii itself is {{lang|zh|尾宿八}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Wěi Xiù bā}}), "the Eighth Star of Tail".<ref name=chinengstars/>

Together with [[Upsilon Scorpii|υ Scorpii]] (Lesath), Shaula is listed in the [[Babylonian astronomy|Babylonian]] compendium [[MUL.APIN]] as <sup>d</sup>Sharur<sub>4</sub> u <sup>d</sup>Shargaz, meaning "Sharur and Shargaz".<ref name=Rogers/>

In [[Coptic language|Coptic]], they were called ''Minamref''.<ref name=Burnham/>

The indigenous [[Wergaia|Boorong]] people of northwestern [[Victoria (Australia)]] named it (together with Upsilon Scorpii) ''Karik Karik'',<ref name=hamacher/> "the Falcons".<ref name=stanbridge/>