-ің

Kazakh

Alternative forms

• -ың (-yñ), -ң (-ñ)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *-iŋ. Cognate with Kyrgyz -иң (-iŋ), Turkish -in, Yakut -иҥ (-iñ).

Suffix

-ің • (-ıñ)

1. your (denotes second-person singular informal possessive suffix)

   ‎ана (ana, “mother”) + ‎-ің (-ıñ) → ‎анаң (anañ, “your mother”)

See also

• -іңіз (-ıñız, “second-person singular formal possessive suffix”)
• -нің (-nıñ, “genitive case”)
• -ім (-ım, “first-person singular possessive suffix”)
• -іміз (-ımız, “first-person plural possessive suffix”)
• -сі (-sı, “third-person possessive suffix”)