-лыҡ

See also: лык

Bashkir

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish -lık

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ˈɫɯ̞q]

Suffix

-лыҡ • (transliteration needed)

1. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun (or, rarely, adjective) denoting a property or state of being.

   ҙур (“big”) → ҙурлыҡ (“size”)

   ялҡау (“lazy”) → ялҡаулыҡ (“laziness”)

   батыр (“hero”) → батырлыҡ (“heroism”)

   дуҫ (“friend”) → дуҫлыҡ (“friendship”)

   эшҡыуар (“entrepreneur”) → эшҡыуарлыҡ (“entrepreneurship”)

2. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun denoting a group or compendium of things.
3. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun denoting an accessory or appliance.

   намаҙ (“prayer”) → намаҙлыҡ (“Islamic prayer rag”)

Alternative forms

• -лек
• -лоҡ
• -лөк

See also

Bashkir terms suffixed with -лыҡ