-kâr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـكار (-kâr), from Classical Persian ـکَار (-kār), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kʾl /⁠kār⁠/), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /caɾ/, [cäɾ̞̊]
• Hyphenation: -kâr

Suffix

-kâr

1. Suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to derive nouns denoting the agent of an action or possessor of a state

   ‎isyan (“rebellion”) + ‎-kâr → ‎isyankâr (“rebellious”)

   ‎sahte (“fake”) + ‎-kâr → ‎sahtekâr (“fraudulent”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -kâr