Ottoman Turkish

edit
 
یلدز

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish یلدوز, from Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ (star).

Noun

edit

یلدز (yıldız)

  1. (astronomy) star, a luminous celestial body made up of plasma
    Synonyms: اختر (ahter), ستاره (sitāre), نجم (necm)
  2. north, the compass point directed toward the North Pole
  3. asterisk, the symbol *, used for various purposes

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Gagauz: yıldız
  • Turkish: yıldız
  • Armenian: եըլտըզ (eəltəz)

Further reading

edit