-rek

See also: rek, Rek, rék, rêk, řek, Řek, and Řěk

Salar

Alternative forms

• -raq

Etymology

Cognate with Kazakh -рек (-rek), Southern Altai -ерик (-yerik), -ӧрик (-örik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rex]

Suffix

-rek

1. -er

   ‎kici (“small”) + ‎-rek → ‎kicirek (“smaller.”)

References

• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “-rek”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 45
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “-rek”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 112