yıldız

Turkish

[jɯɫˈdɯ́z]

noun
Definitions
  • (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).

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یلدز inherited from Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ (star).

Origin

Proto-Turkic

*yulduŕ

Gloss

star

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

星

Emoji
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