This is the 4378th most frequent Turkish word.
yıldız
"Yıldız" means "star" in English.
Here, "yıldız" refers to a celestial star visible in the night sky.
Gökyüzünde parlayan bir yıldız gördüm.
I saw a shining star in the sky.
In this sentence, "yıldız" is used metaphorically to describe a famous or leading performer.
O, sahnenin en büyük yıldızıydı.
She was the biggest star of the stage.
Here, "yıldız" represents a schematic or symbolic star used in markings or notations.