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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ (“star”).
Noun
yıldız (accusative , plural )
- star
Declension
Gagauz
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ (“star”).
Noun
yıldız (definite accusative yıldızı, plural yıldızlar)
- star
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish یلدز (yıldız), from Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ (“star”). A relation with Erendiz (“Jupiter, Libra”) and dialectal Sekendiz (“Saturn”) is possible if yıldız is analyzed as *yal- (“to burn, blaze”) + -dız (an unknown suffix used in constellation names).
Pronunciation
Noun
yıldız (definite accusative yıldızı, plural yıldızlar)
- (astronomy) star
- A widely-known person; a celebrity.
- Actors in leading roles in movies, television shows and other dramatic media.
- An asterisk (*).
- A symbol used to rate quality, notably used for hotels, with ratings from 1 (poor quality) to 5 stars (top quality).
Declension
Further reading
- yıldız in Reverso (Turkish-English)