karsi

Karsi is an ambiguous term with several related uses, most notably as a transliteration of the Turkish word karşı. In Turkish orthography karşı (pronounced approximately "kar-shuh") means "opposite," "against," "facing," or "in front of," and functions both as an adverb and a component in compound expressions. When rendered without Turkish diacritics in Latin-script contexts, karşı often appears as karsi.

As a proper name, Karsi (or Karşı in Turkish spelling) appears in place names, neighborhood names, and localities across Turkey and Turkic-speaking regions, where it commonly denotes positional relationships within geographic descriptions. The element also occurs in compound toponyms and institutional names. Karsi can be encountered as a surname or a part of organizational, cultural, and commercial names, reflecting its descriptive meaning or local origin.

Transliteration into languages that lack Turkish characters leads to multiple spellings (karsi, karsı), which may cause ambiguity in searches and citations. Disambiguation is typically needed to determine whether the reference is linguistic, geographic, personal, or institutional. For specific information about a particular place, person, or entity named Karsi, additional identifiers such as country, region, or context are required.