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Kısakürek

Kısakürek /kɯsakyˈɾek/ ASCII Kisakurek

“short shovel, short oar”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kısakürek?

Kısakürek

IPA /kɯsakyˈɾek/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kısakürek mean?

The name is the phrase kısa kürek ‘short shovel’ or ‘short oar’. Kürek denotes both a shovel and an oar; Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic kürgek ‘shovelling tool’. Kısa ‘short’ continues Old Turkic kısġa.1,2

Grammar kısa + kürek; adjective–noun compound.

That Kısakürek goes back to kısa and kürek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kısakürek made of?

Kısakürek breaks into 2 parts: kısa (short) + kürek (shovel; oar).

Kısakürek + root kısa short TURKIC kısa “short” root kürek shovel; oar TURKIC kürek “shovel; oar” Kısakürek kısa root short kısa TURKIC “short” kürek root shovel; oar kürek TURKIC “shovel; oar”
Kısakürek: parts and root words
  • kısa Turkic — short2
  • kürek Turkic — shovel; oar1

How was the name Kısakürek formed?

Kısakürek belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kısa + kürek).

Which surnames are related to Kısakürek?

Kısakürek Kısa Kolukısa Kısacık
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kısa same root – –
02 Kolukısa same root – –
03 Kısacık same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kısakürek?

  1. Necip Fazıl Kısakürek writer 1904–1983

People surnamed Kısakürek as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Kısakürek written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Kisakurek: ı/İ become i/I; ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kürek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kısa accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kısakürek

Q1

What does the surname Kısakürek mean?

The name is the phrase kısa kürek ‘short shovel’ or ‘short oar’. Kürek denotes both a shovel and an oar; Nişanyan traces it to Old Turkic kürgek ‘shovelling tool’. Kısa ‘short’ continues Old Turkic kısġa.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kısakürek?

The root word of Kısakürek is kısa (Turkic): “short”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kısakürek?

Kı·sa·kü·rek, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯsakyˈɾek/.