یلدز

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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)

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