SURNAMEEntry 1,501
Çomak
“club, cudgel”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- Ç
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How do you pronounce Çomak?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Çomak mean?
A çomak is a thick stick with a knobbed end, once also used as a weapon. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *čomak “mace, club”. Villages in Adıyaman and Bingöl bear the name.1
Çomak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Çomak formed?
Çomak is the word çomak (“çomak: club, cudgel”), taken unchanged as a surname.
How is Çomak written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters it usually appears as Comak in passports and foreign records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çomak?
Altınok, Cirit and Demirok share gloss keywords with Çomak within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Çomak?
Read the root, formation and register information for Çomak 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 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çomak
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çomak
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Çomak
- Q1
What does the surname Çomak mean?
- A çomak is a thick stick with a knobbed end, once also used as a weapon. The word goes back to Proto-Turkic *čomak “mace, club”. Villages in Adıyaman and Bingöl bear the name.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Çomak?
- The root word of Çomak is çomak (Turkic): “club, cudgel”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Çomak?
- Ço·mak, 2 syllables; IPA: /tʃoˈmak/.