-сан
Mongolian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *-gsan, compare Daur -seng.
Suffix
[edit]-сан • (-san)
- The past participle suffix
Example: Би номыг авсан (I bought a book). Би мах идсэн (I ate meat). Та муу байсан. (You were bad)
Usage notes
[edit]- Verb forms built using this suffix can form finite clauses, and are the most unmarked way of conveying past meaning. Yet, this suffix belongs primarily in the participle conjugation.
Inflection
[edit]Vowel harmonic forms of -сан
| back vowel | front vowel | |
|---|---|---|
| unrounded | -сан -san | -сэн -sen |
| rounded | -сон -son | -сөн -sön |
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese さん (san).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-сан • (-san)
- a polite suffix added to surnames
Categories:
- Mongolian terms inherited from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian terms derived from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian lemmas
- Mongolian suffixes
- Mongolian participle suffixes
- Mongolian vowel harmonic lemmas
- Russian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Russian terms derived from Japanese
- Russian 1-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian lemmas
- Russian suffixes