-гіш

Kazakh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-guč. Cognate with Tatar -кеч (-keç), Kyrgyz -кич (-kic), Southern Altai -киш (-kiš), Old Turkic [script needed] (-gUč). Doublet of -уіш (-uış).

Suffix

-гіш • (-gış)

  1. Forms nouns from verbs
    отыр- (otyr-, to sit) + ‎-гіш (-gış) → ‎отырғыш (otyrğyş, stool)
    ескерт- (eskert-, to remind) + ‎-гіш (-gış) → ‎ескерткіш (eskertkış, memorial)