Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kolukısa

Kolukısa /koɫukɯˈsa/ ASCII Kolukisa

“short-armed”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Kolukısa?

Kolukısa

IPA /koɫukɯˈsa/

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

What does the surname Kolukısa mean?

Kolukısa is a nickname pattern meaning “short-armed”: kol, “arm”, with the possessive suffix, followed by kısa, “short”. This structure is common in Turkish nicknames about the body. A township of the same name exists in the Kadınhanı district of Konya.1,2

Grammar kol + -u (possessive) + kısa: nickname of the “X-is-Y” type.

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

What is Kolukısa made of?

Kolukısa is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kol-u (arm (with possessive)) + kısa (short).

Kolukısa + root kol-u arm (with possessive) TURKIC kol “arm” root kısa short TURKIC kısa “short” Kolukısa kol-u root arm (with possessive) kol TURKIC “arm” kısa root short kısa TURKIC “short”
Kolukısa: parts and root words
  • kol Turkic — arm1
  • kısa Turkic — short2

How was the name Kolukısa formed?

Kolukısa was formed by joining kol-u (“arm (with possessive)”) and kısa (“short”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Kolukısa?

Kolukısa Demirkol Kol Çelikkol Kısa Atakol Kısacık Koldaş Kolçak Kolcu Kolcuoğlu Önkol Başkol
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demirkol same root – –
02 Kol same root – –
03 Çelikkol same root – –
04 Kısa same root – –
05 Atakol same root – –
06 Kısacık same root – –
07 Koldaş same root – –
08 Kolçak same root – –
09 Kolcu same root – –
10 Kolcuoğlu same root – –
11 Önkol same root – –
12 Başkol same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kolukısa?

  1. Can Kolukısa actor 1934–2026
  2. Emrah Kolukısa actor 1968–
  3. Ayça Kolukısa Tarhan researcher
  4. Gonca Kolukısa researcher
  5. Mehmet Kolukısa researcher
  6. Vahit Kolukısa association football player

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

How is Kolukısa written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Kolukisa.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kol accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kısa accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kolukısa accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kısa accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kol accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kolukısa

Q1

What does the surname Kolukısa mean?

Kolukısa is a nickname pattern meaning “short-armed”: kol, “arm”, with the possessive suffix, followed by kısa, “short”. This structure is common in Turkish nicknames about the body. A township of the same name exists in the Kadınhanı district of Konya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kolukısa?

Kolukısa is made up of two elements: kol “arm” (Turkic) and kısa “short” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kolukısa?

Ko·lu·kı·sa, 4 syllables; IPA: /koɫukɯˈsa/.