FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Duygu: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Duygu is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “feeling, emotion, sense”.

Say it: dooy-goo

About the name Duygu

Meaning: feeling, emotion, sense
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From duymak “to feel, to hear”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: dooy-goo

How to pronounce Duygu

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingdooy-goo 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.

Duygu

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

Every letter in Duygu sounds close to English. Just keep each vowel short and pure, without the glides English adds (“o” not “oh-oo”).

Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Duygu with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Duygu'ya, Duygu'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 Duygu is u, a back rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeu (vowel harmony):Duygu'da, Duygu'yu.

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

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

Duygu is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “feeling, emotion, sense”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From duymak “to feel, to hear”.

How do you pronounce Duygu?

Say it roughly as “dooy-goo”, keeping every vowel short and clear.

How do you add suffixes to Duygu in Turkish?

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