-чыл

Kyrgyz

Alternative forms

• -чил (-cil) — after vowel endings е, и, э
• -чул (-cul) — after vowel endings о, у
• -чүл (-cül) — after vowel endings ө, ү

Etymology

Cognate with Kazakh -шыл (-şyl), Southern Altai -чыл (-čïl), Turkish -cıl, Azerbaijani -cil.

Suffix

-чыл • (-cıl)

1. Suffix appended to nouns to derive adjectives with the meaning of inclination.

   ‎азат (azat, “free, independent”) + ‎-чыл (-cıl) → ‎азатчыл (azatcıl, “freedom-loving”)

   ‎мекен (meken, “homeland”) + ‎-чил (-cil) + ‎-чыл (-cıl) → ‎мекенчил (mekencil, “patriot”)

   ‎улут (ulut, “nation”) + ‎-чул (-cul) + ‎-чыл (-cıl) → ‎улутчул (ulutcul, “nationalist”)

   ‎үй (üy, “home, house”) + ‎-чүл (-cül) + ‎-чыл (-cıl) → ‎үйчүл (üycül, “domestic”)

Usage notes

• Depending on the last vowel, it can become -чил, -чул, -чүл

Derived terms

Category Kyrgyz words suffixed with -чыл not found