Turkish

Proper noun

Yıldız

1. A female given name
2. A surname​.
3. Name of a palace in Istanbul of Sultan Abdulhamid II.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

yıldız

1. star

Declension

Gagauz

Etymology

From Old Turkic yultuz, from Proto-Turkic *jul-duŕ ‎(“star”).

Noun

yıldız ‎(definite accusative yıldızı, plural yıldızlar)

1. star

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯɫˈdɯʐ]

Etymology

From Old Turkic yultuz, from Proto-Turkic *jul-duŕ ‎(“star”). Compare Azeri ulduz; Bashkir йондоҙ ‎(yondoð); Chagatai یولدوز ‎(yulduz); Dolgan һулус ‎(hulus); Gagauz yıldız; Karachay-Balkar жулдуз ‎(culduz), джулдуз ‎(culduz); Karakalpak juldız; Kazakh жұлдыз ‎(juldız); Khakas чылтыс ‎(çıltıs); Kumyk юлдуз ‎(yulduz); Kyrgyz жылдыз ‎(cıldız); Nogai юлдыз ‎(yuldız); Shor чылтыс ‎(çıltıs); Southern Altai јылдыс ‎(cıldıs); Tatar yoldız; Turkmen ýyldyz; Tuvan сылдыс ‎(sıldıs); Uyghur يۇلتۇز ‎(yultuz); Uzbek yulduz; Yakut сулус ‎(sulus), Chuvash ҫӑлтӑр ‎(śăltăr).

Noun

yıldız ‎(definite accusative yıldızı, plural yıldızlar)

1. (astronomy) star
2. A widely-known person; a celebrity.
3. Actors in leading roles in movies, television shows and other dramatic media.
4. An asterisk (*).
5. A symbol used to rate quality, notably used for hotels, with ratings from 1 (poor quality) to 5 stars (top quality).

Declension