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Pirinççi

Pirinççi /piɾintʃˈtʃi/ ASCII Pirincci

“rice dealer or brass-worker”2

Probable origin Pirinççi: root entries for pirinç · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Pirinççi?

Pirinççi

IPA /piɾintʃˈtʃi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Pirinççi mean?

Pirinççi is pirinç plus the occupational suffix -çi. Turkish has two words pirinç: the grain ‘rice’ and the yellow copper–zinc alloy ‘brass’. The name can therefore denote either a rice dealer or a brass-worker. Both words come from Persian.2

Grammar pirinç + -çi: occupational noun.

That Pirinççi goes back to pirinç is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Pirinççi made of?

Pirinççi is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: pirinç (rice; brass) + -çi (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Pirinççi + root pirinç rice; brass PERSIAN pirinç “rice; brass (copper–zincalloy)” suffix -çi occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker Pirinççi pirinç root rice; brass pirinç PERSIAN “rice; brass (copper–zinc alloy)” -çi suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker
Pirinççi: parts and root words
  • pirinç Persian — rice; brass (copper–zinc alloy)2

How was the name Pirinççi formed?

Pirinççi was formed by adding the suffix -çi (“occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker”) to pirinç (“rice; brass”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Pirinççi?

Pirinççi Pirinççioğlu Özpirinçci
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Pirinççioğlu same root – –
02 Özpirinçci same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pirinççi?

  1. Edibe Pirinççi researcher

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

How is Pirinççi written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Pirincci.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Pirinççi?

Arpacıoğlu, Pirinççioğlu and Aktar share gloss keywords with Pirinççi within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Pirinççi?

Read the root, formation and register information for Pirinççi 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. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Pirinççi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pirinç accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: pirinç accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Pirinççi

Q1

What does the surname Pirinççi mean?

Pirinççi is pirinç plus the occupational suffix -çi. Turkish has two words pirinç: the grain ‘rice’ and the yellow copper–zinc alloy ‘brass’. The name can therefore denote either a rice dealer or a brass-worker. Both words come from Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pirinççi?

The root word of Pirinççi is pirinç (Persian): “rice; brass (copper–zinc alloy)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pirinççi?

Pi·rinç·çi, 3 syllables; IPA: /piɾintʃˈtʃi/.