Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Talaş

Talaş /taˈɫaʃ/ ASCII Talas

“sawdust, shavings”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Talaş?

Talaş

IPA /taˈɫaʃ/

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

What does the surname Talaş mean?

Talaş is sawdust, the shavings and chips that fall when wood is sawn, planed or rasped. According to Nişanyan it was borrowed from Persian tarāš or tarāša ‘saw or plane waste, chip’. The word belongs to the vocabulary of carpentry.1

Talaş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Talaş made of?

Talaş is a single Persian root: talaş (sawdust, wood shavings).

Talaş root talaş sawdust, wood shavings PERSIAN talaş “saw or plane waste;Persian tarāš” Talaş talaş root sawdust, wood shavings talaş PERSIAN “saw or plane waste; Persiantarāš”
Talaş: parts and root words
  • talaş Persian — saw or plane waste; Persian tarāš1

How was the name Talaş formed?

Talaş is the word talaş (“sawdust, wood shavings”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Talaş?

  1. Şükrü Talaş researcher

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

How is Talaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Talas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: talaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: talaş accessed 8 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 Talaş

Q1

What does the surname Talaş mean?

Talaş is sawdust, the shavings and chips that fall when wood is sawn, planed or rasped. According to Nişanyan it was borrowed from Persian tarāš or tarāša ‘saw or plane waste, chip’. The word belongs to the vocabulary of carpentry.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Talaş?

The root word of Talaş is talaş (Persian): “saw or plane waste; Persian tarāš”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Talaş?

Ta·laş, 2 syllables; IPA: /taˈɫaʃ/.