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Pilavcılar

Pilavcılar /piɫavdʒɯˈɫaɾ/ ASCII Pilavcilar

“pilaf cooks”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
P
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 Pilavcılar?

Pilavcılar

IPA /piɫavdʒɯˈɫaɾ/

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

What does the surname Pilavcılar mean?

Pilavcılar is the plural of pilavcı: “pilaf cooks, pilaf sellers”. Pilav comes from Persian pilāw; with the occupational -cı and the plural -lar it forms a family-name pattern frequent after 1934.1

Grammar pilav + -cı + -lar

What is Pilavcılar made of?

Pilavcılar is Persian in origin and breaks into 3 parts: pilav (pilav: pilaf) + -cı (occupational suffix) + -lar (plural suffix).

Pilavcılar ++ root pilav pilav: pilaf PERSIAN pilāw “pilaf” suffix -cı occupational suffix suffix -lar plural suffix Pilavcılar pilav root pilav: pilaf pilāw PERSIAN “pilaf” -cı suffix occupational suffix -lar suffix plural suffix
Pilavcılar: parts and root words
  • pilāw Persian — pilaf1

How was the name Pilavcılar formed?

Pilavcılar was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix”) to pilav (“pilav: pilaf”).

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

Which surnames are related to Pilavcılar?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Pilavcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pilavcılar?

  1. Yasin Pilavcılar jockey 1990–

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

How is Pilavcılar written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Pilavcilar.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pilav accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: pilav 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 Pilavcılar

Q1

What does the surname Pilavcılar mean?

Pilavcılar is the plural of pilavcı: “pilaf cooks, pilaf sellers”. Pilav comes from Persian pilāw; with the occupational -cı and the plural -lar it forms a family-name pattern frequent after 1934.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pilavcılar?

The root word of Pilavcılar is pilāw (Persian): “pilaf”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pilavcılar?

Pi·lav·cı·lar, 4 syllables; IPA: /piɫavdʒɯˈɫaɾ/.