-ək

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-gek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [æc]

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u e / ə / i̇ / ö / ü
-aq

-ək

  1. Suffix appended to verbs to derive nouns with various meanings.
    • ələ- (to sift, to strain) + -əkələk (sieve).
    • yat- (to sleep) + -aqyataq (bed, bedding).

Derived terms

Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -ək