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Salgın

Salgın /saɫˈɡɯn/ ASCII Salgin

“spreading; temporary levy”2

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6 / 2
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Suffixed
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How do you pronounce Salgın?

Salgın

IPA /saɫˈɡɯn/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Salgın mean?

Salgın is formed from salmak, “to release, spread”, with the suffix -gın. Today it mostly means “epidemic”; in older usage it was also a temporary levy collected from the population when needed. More generally it describes something that spreads and covers a place.2

Salgın is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Salgın made of?

Salgın is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sal- (salmak: to release, spread; to levy) + -gın (deverbal suffix).

Salgın + root sal- salmak: to release,spread; to levy TURKIC salgın “epidemic; a temporarylevy” suffix -gın deverbal suffix Salgın sal- root salmak: to release, spread; to levy salgın TURKIC “epidemic; a temporary levy” -gın suffix deverbal suffix
Salgın: parts and root words
  • salgın Turkic — epidemic; a temporary levy2

How was the name Salgın formed?

Salgın was formed by adding the suffix -gın (“deverbal suffix”) to sal- (“salmak: to release, spread; to levy”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Salgın?

Salgın Ünsal Soysal Ünsalan Şansal Köksalan
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 Ünsal same root – –
02 Soysal same root – –
03 Ünsalan same root – –
04 Şansal same root – –
05 Köksalan same root – –

How is Salgın written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records it often appears as Salgin.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Salgın?

Çapkınoğlu and Delibaş share gloss keywords with Salgın within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Salgın?

Read the root, formation and register information for Salgın 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 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: salmak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: salgın accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Salgın

Q1

What does the surname Salgın mean?

Salgın is formed from salmak, “to release, spread”, with the suffix -gın. Today it mostly means “epidemic”; in older usage it was also a temporary levy collected from the population when needed. More generally it describes something that spreads and covers a place.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Salgın?

The root word of Salgın is salgın (Turkic): “epidemic; a temporary levy”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Salgın?

Sal·gın, 2 syllables; IPA: /saɫˈɡɯn/.