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Turkish Etymology From tr ota ـج -c, as a result of phonetic change from the combination of tr -in reflexive suffix and tr -iş reciprocal suffix, hence it is often classified as one suffix as -(ı)nç.Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), "+(I)nç" - in Nişanyan Sözlük-ınç 2043 Pronunciation tr /t͡ʃ/ Suffix tr suffix With the tr -in reflexive suffix, derives nouns from verbs. tr ötmek<gloss:to pass through, to make noise, to ask> öt- -in -ün ödünç<gloss:loan, any thing borrowed> tr basmak<gloss:to press, to step on> bas- -in -ın basınç<gloss:pressure> tr sevmek<gloss:to love> sev- -in sevinç<gloss:joy, happiness> Derives nouns from some verbs, where the reflexive form replaced the main form and the suffix tr -in has lost function. tr inanmak<gloss:to believe> inan- inanç<gloss:belief, faith> tr utanmak<gloss:to be ashamed> utan- utanç<gloss:shame> With the tr -in reflexive suffix, derives adjectives from verbs, even though the verbs may not have reflexive forms. tr korkmak<gloss:to fear, to be afraid> kork- -(un)ç korkunç<gloss:frightening> tr gülmek<gloss:to smile, to laugh> gül- -(ün)ç gülünç<gloss:funny, ridiculous> Derived terms tr References