-ірек
Kazakh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-rek. A cognate with Kyrgyz -рээк (-reek), Southern Altai -ерик (-yerik) / -ӧрик (-örik), Turkmen -räk, Uzbek -roq.
Suffix
-ірек • (-ırek)
- -er (Used to form the comparative form)
- үлкен (ülken, “big”) + -ірек (-ırek) → үлкенірек (ülkenırek, “bigger”)