-шек

Kazakh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-čak, possibly from Middle Persian [script needed] (-čak). In that case, a doublet of -ше (-şe).

Suffix

-шек • (-şek)

  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs and nouns
    ұялу (ūälu, to be shy) + ‎-шек (-şek) → ‎ұялшақ (ūälşaq, shy)
    ұмыту (ūmytu, to forget) + ‎-шек (-şek) → ‎ұмытшақ (ūmytşaq, forgetful, absent-minded)
    келін (kelın, daughter-in-law) + ‎-шек (-şek) → ‎келіншек (kelınşek, bride)

Derived terms

Kazakh terms suffixed with -шек