𐰏𐰇

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-egü.

Suffix

𐰏𐰇 (-egü)

1. Forms the collective of numerals

   ‎𐰇𐰲 (üč, “three”) + ‎𐰏𐰇 (gü) → ‎𐰇𐰲𐰏𐰇 (üčegü, “a group of three”)

Derived terms

• 𐰏𐰇𐰤 (-egün)

Related terms

• 𐰨 (-inč, “suffix forming the ordinal of numerals”)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 148
• Erdal, Marcel (2004) “+(A)gU”, in A Grammar of Old Turkic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies; 3), Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 225