Selçuk

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سلچوق (Selçuk) as the name of Seljuk Bey and his dynasty. Compare the form سلجوق (Selcuk), source of English Seljuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛl.tʃʰuk/

Proper noun

Selçuk

  1. (historical) Seljuk, founder of the Seljuk dynasty
  2. a surname
  3. a unisex given name, equivalent to English Seljuk
  4. Selcuk (a town in Izmir, Turkey) near the ruins of ancient Ephesus
  5. Selcuk (a district of Izmir, Turkey) around the town

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