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-лік

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Kazakh

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kyrgyz -лык (-lık), Turkish -lık, Azerbaijani -lik.

Suffix

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-лік (-lık)

  1. used to form abstract nouns from adjectives
    азат (azat, free, independent) + ‎-лік (-lık) → ‎азаттық (azattyq, freedom, liberty)
  2. used to form abstract adjectives
    аймақ (aimaq, region) + ‎-лік (-lık) → ‎аймақтық (aimaqtyq, regional)
  3. used to denote place or origin, birth, or residence of a person
    Алматы (Almaty, Almaty) + ‎-лік (-lık) → ‎Алматылық (Almatylyq, [a person] from Almaty)

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