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-лык
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Eastern Mari
Pronunciation
mhr /lək/
mhr ək 1
mhr лык
Etymology 1
mhr trk, ultimately from mhr trk-pro *-lik.
Suffix
denominal purposive/quality suffix
mhr поро порылык good goodness
Usage notes
It is used to create abstract nouns referring to a state, a property or a quality. It is especially productive in combination with the suffix mhr -дыме, which serves as the ending of the negative participle and as a denominal privative suffix, resulting in an ending mhr -дымылык.-лык 370
Derived terms
mhr
Etymology 2
mhr
Suffix
denominal purposive suffix
mhr балет балетлык ballet for ballet
Usage notes
Note also the forms derived from the genitive forms of personal pronouns of the first and second person, singular and plural:-лык 377
mhr мыйын мыйынлык me meant for me
Derived terms
mhr
References
Kyrgyz
Alternative forms
3 rel
ky -лик after vowel endings е, и, э
ky -лук after vowel endings о, у
ky -лүк after vowel endings ө, ү
ky -дик after voiced consonants with final vowels е, и, э
ky -дук after voiced consonants with final vowels о, у
ky -дүк after voiced consonants with final vowels ө, ү
ky -дык after voiced consonants with final vowels а, ы
ky -тик after unvoiced consonants with final vowels е, и, э
ky -тук after unvoiced consonants with final vowels о, у
ky -түк after unvoiced consonants with final vowels ө, ү
ky -тык after unvoiced consonants with final vowels а, ы
Etymology
Cognate with tr -lık, az -lik.
Pronunciation
ky [ɫɯq] (-лык)
ky [lic] (-лик)
ky [ɫuq] (-лук)
ky [lyc] (-лүк)
ky [dɯq] (-дык)
ky [dic] (-дик)
ky [duq] (-дук)
ky [dyc] (-дүк)
ky [tɯq] (-тык)
ky [tic] (-тик)
ky [tuq] (-тук)
ky [tyc] (-түк)
Suffix
ky suffix
-hood, -ship, -dom
ky ажы hajji -лык ажылык hajj
ky азат free, independent -лык азаттык freedom, liberty
ky теңирчи Tengrist -лык теңирчилик Tengrism
-ness
ky чалагайым careless, haphazard -лык чалагайымдык carelessness
ky күч-кубаттуу strong -лык күч-кубаттуулук strength
of, from;
ky Бишкек Bishkek Бишкектик [a person] from Bishkek
ky Ош Osh Оштук [a person] from Osh
Usage notes
Depending on the last vowel and consonant, it can become -лик, -лук, -лүк, -дык, -дик, -дук, -дүк, -тык, -тик, -тук, -түк.
Derived terms
ky noun