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Kuşçubaşı

Kuşçubaşı /kuʃtʃubaˈʃɯ/ ASCII Kuscubasi

“chief falconer”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 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 Kuşçubaşı?

Kuşçubaşı

IPA /kuʃtʃubaˈʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Kuşçubaşı mean?

Kuşçubaşı was an Ottoman palace title for the head of the kuşçu, the attendants who kept falcons, hawks and other hunting birds. It joins kuşçu with başı, “chief”, a pattern common in titles such as aşçıbaşı, “head cook”.1

Grammar kuş + -çu + baş + -ı

What is Kuşçubaşı made of?

Kuşçubaşı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kuşçu (kuşçu: palace keeper of hunting birds) + başı (baş: chief (with possessive)).

Kuşçubaşı ++ root kuşçu kuşçu: palace keeper ofhunting birds TURKIC kuş “bird” suffix başı baş: chief (withpossessive) TURKIC bāş “head, leader” Kuşçubaşı kuşçu root kuşçu: palace keeper of hunting birds kuş TURKIC “bird” başı suffix baş: chief (with possessive) bāş TURKIC “head, leader”
Kuşçubaşı: parts and root words
  • kuş Turkic — bird1
  • bāş Turkic — head, leader1

How was the name Kuşçubaşı formed?

Kuşçubaşı was formed by adding the suffix başı (“baş: chief (with possessive)”) to kuşçu (“kuşçu: palace keeper of hunting birds”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Kuşçubaşı?

Kuşçubaşı Akbaş Baş Subaşı Karakuş Akkuş Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Kuş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Karakuş same root – –
05 Akkuş same root – –
06 Başer same root – –
07 Kocabaş same root – –
08 Erbaş same root – –
09 Baştürk same root – –
10 Demirbaş same root – –
11 Başkan same root – –
12 Kuş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kuşçubaşı?

  1. Eşref Sencer Kuşçubaşı writer 1873–1964

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

How is Kuşçubaşı written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Kuscubasi. In Turkish, dotless ı is a close back vowel, not English i; ş sounds like English sh; ç sounds like ch in “church”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kuşçu accessed 9 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

Common questions about Kuşçubaşı

Q1

What does the surname Kuşçubaşı mean?

Kuşçubaşı was an Ottoman palace title for the head of the kuşçu, the attendants who kept falcons, hawks and other hunting birds. It joins kuşçu with başı, “chief”, a pattern common in titles such as aşçıbaşı, “head cook”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kuşçubaşı?

Kuşçubaşı is made up of two elements: kuş “bird” (Turkic) and bāş “head, leader” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kuşçubaşı?

Kuş·çu·ba·şı, 4 syllables; IPA: /kuʃtʃubaˈʃɯ/.