𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴

Old Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yulduŕ. Cognate with Chuvash ҫӑлтӑр (śălt̬ăr), Old Turkic 𐰖𐰆𐰡𐰔 (yultuz /⁠y¹ultz⁠/), Turkish yıldız and Yakut сулус (sulus).

Noun

𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (ywltwz)

1. (astronomy) star

   Synonyms: 𐽰𐽺𐽵𐽾 (anhar), 𐽲𐽾𐽵 (grah)

   • 1991, Klaus Röhrborn, “Die alttürkische Xuanzang-Biographie VII”, in Xuanzangs Leben und Werk (Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 34.3)‎^[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, HTVII: 0388-90 (3-5):

     […] 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐾁𐽹𐽶𐽻𐾅 𐽰𐽻𐽷𐽶 𐽱𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽾 𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽶 𐾈 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾀𐽾𐽳 𐽰𐽰𐽺𐽶 𐽰𐽶𐾀𐽷𐽰𐾁𐽶 𐽰𐽳𐽲𐽾𐽰𐽸𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽾𐽳𐽼 𐽶𐽶𐽾 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽳𐾁𐽰𐽸𐽶 𐾈 𐾀𐽺𐽷𐽾𐽶 𐽷 […]

     […] kalmïš eski virhar erdi, ötrü anı étgeli ugradï yultuz körüp yér ülgülädi; Teŋrike […]

     […] there was an abandoned old monastery, then they prepared to erect [the monastery], and by observing the stars they measured the place. To God […]

2. (astronomy) planet

   Synonyms: 𐽲𐽾𐽵 (grah), 𐽼𐽵𐽾 (pahar)

3. (astrology) sign

Alternative forms

• 允秃思 (yulduz /⁠*ywinX thuwk si⁠/)

Compound Terms

• 𐽰𐽰𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Altun yultuz, “Venus”) (lit. 'golden planet', cf. 𐽰𐽰𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽺 (ʾʾltwn), Chinese 金星 (Jīnxīng))
• 𐽰𐽺𐽳𐽾𐽰𐽸 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Anurad yultuz, “Anurādhā Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽾𐽸𐽶𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ardir yultuz, “Ārdrā Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽰𐽾𐽴𐾅𐽶𐽷𐽰𐽶 (Aržikï yultuz, “star of Ṛṣi”)
• 𐽰𐽰𐽻𐾅𐾁𐽶𐽻𐾅 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ašléš yultuz, “Āśleṣā Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽺𐾀𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Erenter yultuz, “Pūrva Ashādhā Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽰𐽲𐽾𐽻𐽳𐽷𐽾𐽰 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Bagïrsukra yultuz, “Bagrsukra Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽰𐽾𐽰𐽺𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Barani yultuz, “Bhāraṇī Mansion”)
• 𐽽𐽰𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Čaitir yultuz, “Chitrā Mansion”)
• 𐽵𐽰𐽻𐾀 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Hast yultuz, “Hasta Mansion”)
• 𐽰𐽶𐽲𐽰𐽽 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ïgač yultuz, “Jupiter”) (lit. 'tree planet', cf. 𐽰𐽶𐽲𐽰𐽽 (ʾyqʾč), Chinese 木星 (Mùxīng))
• 𐽷𐽳𐽸𐽾𐽳𐽷𐾁𐽳𐽲 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (kudruklug yultuz, “comet”) (lit. 'tailed star', cf. 𐽷𐽳𐽸𐽾𐽳𐽷 (kwdrwk), Turkish kuyruklu yıldız)
• 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽶𐽻𐽳𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Küisuk yultuz, “Gui-su Mansion”) (cf. Chinese 鬼宿 (Guǐxiù))
• 𐾁𐽳𐽷𐾀𐽻𐽳𐽺𐽻𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Luktsunsé yultuz, “Star of Lukcunxing”) (cf. Middle Chinese 椂存星 (*ləwk tsɦun siajŋ))
• 𐽺𐽰𐽷𐽻𐾅𐽰𐾀𐽶𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Nakšatir yultuz, “Nakshatra, constellation”)
• 𐽰𐽳𐾀 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ot yultuz, “Mars”) (lit. 'fire planet', cf. 𐽰𐽳𐾀 (ʾwt), Chinese 火星 (huǒxīng))
• 𐽼𐽳𐽾𐽱𐽰𐽼𐽰𐾁𐽲𐽳𐽺𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Purvapalguni yultuz, “Pūrva Phalgunī Mansion”)
• 𐽼𐽳𐽻𐾅 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Puš yultuz, “Puṣya Mansion”)
• 𐽻𐽶𐽼𐽶𐽾𐽷𐽳 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (sipirgü yultuz, “comet”) (lit. 'sweeping star', cf. 𐽻𐽶𐽼𐽶𐽾𐽷𐽳 (sypyrkw), Chinese 彗星 (huìxīng))
• 𐽻𐽳𐽱 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Suv yultuz, “Mercury”) (lit. 'water planet', cf. 𐽻𐽳𐽱 (swβ), Chinese 水星 (Shuǐxīng))
• 𐽻𐾅𐽰𐽸𐽰𐽼𐽶𐽻𐾅 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Šadabiš yultuz, “Śatabhiṣā Mansion”)
• 𐽻𐾅𐽰𐽺𐽶𐽽𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Šaničar yultuz, “Saturn”) (cf. Sanskrit शनैश्चर (śanaiścara))
• 𐽻𐾅𐽶𐽾𐽰𐽱𐽰𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Širavan yultuz, “Śravaṇa Mansion”)
• 𐽻𐾅𐽳𐽻𐾅𐽰𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Šušak yultuz, “Viśākhā Mansion”)
• 𐾀𐽺𐽷 𐽰𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰𐽷𐽶 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Taŋ atartakï yultuz, “Venus”) (lit. 'sunrise star', cf. 𐾀𐽺𐽷 (tnk), 𐽰𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰𐽷𐽶 (ʾʾtʾrtʾky))
• 𐾀𐽶𐽾𐽲𐽰𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Tirgek yultuz, “Tirgek horoscope”)
• 𐾀𐽳𐽼𐽾𐽰𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Tuprak yultuz, “Saturn”) (lit. 'dirt planet', cf. Chinese 土星 (Tǔxīng))
• 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐽻𐾅𐽹𐽰𐽷𐾁𐽶𐽲 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (tüšmeklig yultuz, “meteor”) (lit. 'falling star', cf. 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐽻𐾅𐽹𐽰𐽷𐾁𐽶𐽲)
• 𐽰𐽳𐽽𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (učar yultuz, “comet”) (lit. 'flying star', cf. Chinese 飛星 / 飞星 (fēixīng))
• 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽰𐽷𐽳𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (uyakur yultuz, “comet, starfall”) (lit. 'falling star', cf. 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽰𐽷𐽳𐽾 (ʾwyʾkwr))
• 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽰𐽾 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Ülker yultuz, “Pleiades”) (cf. 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐾁𐽷𐽰𐽾 (ʾwylkʾr), Turkish Ülker)
• 𐽶𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽷𐽰𐽺 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 (Yétigen yultuz, “Ursa Major”) (cf. 𐽶𐽶𐾀𐽶 (yyty), Bashkir Етегән (Yetegən))
• 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽾𐽳𐽹 (yultuz körüm, “astrology”)

Derived terms

• 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽽𐽶 (yultuzčï, “astrologer”)
• 𐽶𐽳𐾁𐾀𐽳𐽴𐽶𐽺𐽷𐽶 (yultuzïnkï, “celestial; an occurence dependent on a star”)

Descendants

• Western Yugur: yultəs, yildis

References

• Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) “yultuz”, in Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 305
• Wilkens, Jens (2021) “(1) yultuz”, in Handworterbuch des Altuigurischen, Göttingen: Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, page 919
• Yunusoğlu, Mağfiret Kemal (2012) Uygurca-Çince İdikut Sözlüğü [Uyghur-Chinese Divine Dictionary]‎^[2] (in Turkish), İstanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, →ISBN, page 61