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Bucaklı

Bucaklı /budʒakˈɫɯ/ ASCII Bucakli

“from the bucak (corner, sub-district)”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Bucaklı?

Bucaklı

IPA /budʒakˈɫɯ/

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

What does the surname Bucaklı mean?

Bucak means both “corner, nook” and a former administrative unit below the district; several places are also called Bucak. With -lı, Bucaklı means “from the bucak”. Nişanyan traces bucak to Old Turkic buçġak “section”, from bıç- “to cut”.1

Grammar bucak + suffix -lı

What is Bucaklı made of?

Bucaklı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bucak (bucak: corner; sub-district) + -lı (suffix -lı “from, of”).

Bucaklı + root bucak bucak: corner;sub-district TURKIC bucak “section; corner;sub-district” suffix -lı suffix -lı “from, of” Bucaklı bucak root bucak: corner; sub-district bucak TURKIC “section; corner; sub-district” -lı suffix suffix -lı “from, of”
Bucaklı: parts and root words
  • bucak Turkic — section; corner; sub-district1

How was the name Bucaklı formed?

Bucaklı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix -lı “from, of””) to bucak (“bucak: corner; sub-district”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bucaklı?

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01 Bucak same root – –

How is Bucaklı written and pronounced abroad?

In Bucaklı, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records, giving forms such as Bucakli.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bucak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bucaklı 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 Bucaklı

Q1

What does the surname Bucaklı mean?

Bucak means both “corner, nook” and a former administrative unit below the district; several places are also called Bucak. With -lı, Bucaklı means “from the bucak”. Nişanyan traces bucak to Old Turkic buçġak “section”, from bıç- “to cut”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bucaklı?

The root word of Bucaklı is bucak (Turkic): “section; corner; sub-district”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bucaklı?

Bu·cak·lı, 3 syllables; IPA: /budʒakˈɫɯ/.