Kazakh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-k. Cognate with Kyrgyz (-k), Southern Altai (-k), Turkish -k.

Suffix

• (-k)

  1. Denotes first-person plural person after past tense and conditional tense
    Алматыда тудық
    Almatyda tudyq
    We were born in Almaty.
  2. (colloquial, proscribed) Denotes first-person plural person after auxillary verbs жату (jatu), отыру (otyru), тұру (tūru), жүру (jüru).
    Synonym: -міз (-mız) (standard)
    Оқып жатырық
    Oqyp jatyryq
    We are reading.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

• (-k)

  1. Form of -ек (-ek) in soft words and after a vowel.
  2. Form of -ік (-ık) in soft words and after a vowel.
Derived terms