UnisexOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Ülkü: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Ülkü is an unisex name (used for girls and boys) of Turkish origin. It means “ideal, aspiration”.

Say it: ewl-kew

About the name Ülkü

Meaning: ideal, aspiration
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; A Turkish word. More often a woman’s name.
Gender: Unisex
Pronunciation: ewl-kew

How to pronounce Ülkü

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

Ülkü

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ü
ü is a rounded “ee”
Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Ülkü with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Ülkü'ye, Ülkü'nün), 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 Ülkü is ü, a front rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takeü (vowel harmony):Ülkü'de, Ülkü'yü.

Because Ülkü ends in a vowel, a buffer letter keeps two vowels apart:y in Ülkü'yü, Ülkü'ye and Ülkü'yle, and n in the genitive Ülkü'nün.

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

Ülkü is a Turkish unisex name (used for girls and boys) meaning “ideal, aspiration”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. A Turkish word. More often a woman’s name.

How do you pronounce Ülkü?

Say it roughly as “ewl-kew”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.

How do you add suffixes to Ülkü in Turkish?

Because Ülkü is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Ülkü'ye (to Ülkü), Ülkü'nün (Ülkü’s), Ülkü'de (at Ülkü’s) and Ülkü'yle (with Ülkü).