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Mandıralı
“from the dairy farm”1
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How do you pronounce Mandıralı?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Mandıralı mean?
A mandıra is a dairy farm where milk animals are kept and milk and cheese are made; the word comes from Greek mándra “fold, pen”. Mandıralı means “from or owning a dairy”, or someone from a village called Mandıra.1
That Mandıralı goes back to mandıra is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Mandıralı formed?
Mandıralı was formed by adding the suffix -lı (“suffix “from; having””) to mandıra (“mandıra: dairy farm”).
How is Mandıralı written and pronounced abroad?
In records without Turkish letters the name usually appears as Mandirali.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Mandıralı?
Aksüt and Çiftçioğlu share gloss keywords with Mandıralı within the same primary category.
- Aksütwhite milk
- Çiftçioğluson of the farmer
Which guides add context to Mandıralı?
Read the root, formation and register information for Mandıralı alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: mandıra
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: mandıra
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Mandıra
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Mandıralı
- Q1
What does the surname Mandıralı mean?
- A mandıra is a dairy farm where milk animals are kept and milk and cheese are made; the word comes from Greek mándra “fold, pen”. Mandıralı means “from or owning a dairy”, or someone from a village called Mandıra.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Mandıralı?
- The root word of Mandıralı is mandıra (Greek): “dairy farm”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Mandıralı?
- Man·dı·ra·lı, 4 syllables; IPA: /mandɯɾaˈɫɯ/.