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Çavlak
“bare, hairless”2
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How do you pronounce Çavlak?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çavlak mean?
In Turkish çavlak means “bare, hairless”, said of a bird or animal that has lost its feathers or hair. A village in Selim, Kars, bears the same name. Dictionaries do not explain where the word comes from.2
That Çavlak goes back to çavlak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
Çavlak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Çavlak made of?
Çavlak is a single root: çavlak (çavlak: bare, hairless).
- çavlak unknown — bare, hairless, featherless2
How was the name Çavlak formed?
Çavlak is the adjective çavlak (“çavlak: bare, hairless”), taken unchanged as a surname.
How is Çavlak written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters it usually appears as Cavlak in passports and foreign records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çavlak?
Açıkbaş shares gloss keywords with Çavlak within the same primary category.
- Açıkbaşbare-headed
Which guides add context to Çavlak?
Read the root, formation and register information for Çavlak 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 basarisiralamalari.com basarisiralamalari.com: cavlak-kelimesinin-zit-karsit-anlamlisi-tdk
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Çavlak
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Çavlak
- Q1
What does the surname Çavlak mean?
- In Turkish çavlak means “bare, hairless”, said of a bird or animal that has lost its feathers or hair. A village in Selim, Kars, bears the same name. Dictionaries do not explain where the word comes from.
- Q2
How do you pronounce Çavlak?
- Çav·lak, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃavˈɫak/.