yaldız

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یالدز (yaldız, “gilding”), ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *yal- (“to burn, blaze; to shine, glitter”) or from a similar root. Compare yıldız (“star”). === Noun === yaldız (definite accusative yaldızı, plural yaldızlar) gilding, the art or process of applying gold leaf to a surface ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “yaldız”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5176 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “yaldız”, in Nişanyan Sözlük