Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tähti, from Proto-Finno-Permic *täštä.[1] Cognate to Karelian tähti, Estonian täht and Erzya теште (tešte). Sense 4 is a semantic loan from English star.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈtæhti/, [ˈt̪æht̪i] Rhymes: -æhti Hyphenation(key): täh‧ti

Noun

tähti

star (luminous dot)
(astronomy) star (astronomical object) Tähdet ovat kaukana. ― The stars are far away.
star (shape, symbol or ornament). a famous person, celebrity, star Synonyms: julkimo, julkkis, kuuluisuus Hänestä tuli tähti. ― She became a star.
(astrology) star a white spot on the forehead of a horse[2] (typography) star, asterisk
Synonyms: tähtimerkki, asteriski (Eastern Orthodoxy) asterisk (placed over the diskos)

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