-еке

Kazakh Alternative forms kk -ке Etymology Possibly from kk trk-pro *āka. kk Suffix kk suffix Forms diminutives for family members kk әже әжеке grandma granny Honorific suffix, attached to nouns or names. kk Бақыт Бәке kk Есет Есеке kk 1896 Абай Құнанбайұлы<t:Abai Qunanbaiuly> kk:Абайдың қара сөздері kk Сендер дүниеде қажеке, молдеке, сопеке, мырзеке, батыреке аталмақ үшін өнер қылып едіңдер, ол дүниең мұнда жоқ. You put effort so that on earth you would be called ‘honorable pilgrim,’ ‘respected mullah,’ ‘pious dervish,’ ‘generous lord,’ or ‘brave warrior’, but those worldly things don't exist here. Makes ironic names for nations, often accompanied with kk -ң and kk -м suffixes. kk қазақ қазекең Usage notes This suffix disregards vowel harmony. In the second and third senses, it joins to the word's first syllable and deletes everything that follows, often turning an earlier kk а - into kk ә -. Derived terms kk