FemaleOrigin: Mixed (compound)

Cansu: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Cansu is a girl’s name of mixed origin (a compound of two languages). It means “water of life”.

Say it: jahn-soo

About the name Cansu

Meaning: water of life
Origin: Mixed (compound); Persian can “soul, life” + Turkish su “water”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: jahn-soo

How to pronounce Cansu

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingjahn-soo is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Cansu

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

c
c sounds like “j”
Turkish c is always the j of “jam”, never a k or s sound: Can = “jahn”, Cem = “jem”.
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Cansu with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Cansu'ya, Cansu'nun), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Cansu is u, a back rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeu (vowel harmony):Cansu'da, Cansu'yu.

Because Cansu ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Cansu'yu, Cansu'ya and Cansu'yla, and n in the genitive Cansu'nun.

Case forms of Cansu
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Cansu'yu	Cansu'yu tanıyor musun? Do you know Cansu?
Dative (to)	Cansu'ya	Cansu'ya bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Cansu.
Locative (at / with)	Cansu'da	Anahtarlar Cansu'da. Cansu has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Cansu.)
Ablative (from)	Cansu'dan	Cansu'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Cansu.
Genitive (’s)	Cansu'nun	Bu Cansu'nun çantası. This is Cansu’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Cansu'yla	Dün Cansu'yla konuştum. I talked with Cansu yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Cansu mean?

Cansu is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “water of life”. Its origin is Mixed (compound). Persian can “soul, life” + Turkish su “water”.

How do you pronounce Cansu?

Say it roughly as “jahn-soo”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish c is always the j of “jam”, never a k or s sound: Can = “jahn”, Cem = “jem”.

How do you add suffixes to Cansu in Turkish?

Because Cansu is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Cansu'ya (to Cansu), Cansu'nun (Cansu’s), Cansu'da (at Cansu’s) and Cansu'yla (with Cansu).