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Barışık

Barışık /baɾɯˈʃɯk/ ASCII Barisik

“at peace, reconciled”1

Established origin Barışık: root entries for barışmak · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Barışık?

Barışık

IPA /baɾɯˈʃɯk/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Barışık mean?

Barışık means “at peace with someone, neither estranged nor hostile”. According to Nişanyan, the noun barış “peace” itself is shortened from barışık; at its root lies Old Turkic barış- “to come to terms, to go together”.1

Grammar verb barış- + -ık

Barışık is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Barışık made of?

Barışık is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: barış- (barışmak: to make peace) + -ık (adjectival suffix -ık).

Barışık + root barış- barışmak: to make peace TURKIC barışmak “to make peace; OldTurkic barış-” suffix -ık adjectival suffix -ık Barışık barış- root barışmak: to make peace barışmak TURKIC “to make peace; Old Turkic barış-” -ık suffix adjectival suffix -ık
Barışık: parts and root words
  • barışmak Turkic — to make peace; Old Turkic barış-1

How was the name Barışık formed?

Barışık was formed by adding the suffix -ık (“adjectival suffix -ık”) to barış- (“barışmak: to make peace”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Barışık?

Barışık Barış Barışta
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Barış same root – –
02 Barışta same root – –

How is Barışık written and pronounced abroad?

In Barışık, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ş (English “sh”) often appears as s, giving forms such as Barisik.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Barışık?

Açıkalın, Açıkel and Alnıaçık share gloss keywords with Barışık within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Barışık?

Read the root, formation and register information for Barışık alongside these guides: How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames and How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: barış accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: barışık accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Barışık

Q1

What does the surname Barışık mean?

Barışık means “at peace with someone, neither estranged nor hostile”. According to Nişanyan, the noun barış “peace” itself is shortened from barışık; at its root lies Old Turkic barış- “to come to terms, to go together”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Barışık?

The root word of Barışık is barışmak (Turkic): “to make peace; Old Turkic barış-”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Barışık?

Ba·rı·şık, 3 syllables; IPA: /baɾɯˈʃɯk/.