-рек

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -рақ (-raq), -ірек (-ırek), -ырақ (-yraq)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-rek. A cognate with Kyrgyz -реек (-reyek), Turkmen -räk, Uzbek -roq.

Suffix

-рек • (-rek)

1. -er (Used to form the comparative form)

   ‎үлкен (ülken, “big”) + ‎-рек (-rek) → ‎үлкенірек (ülkenırek, “bigger”)