-лыҡ

Cognate with Turkish -lık

• IPA^(key): [-ˈɫɯ̞q]

-лыҡ • (-lıq)

1. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun (or, rarely, adjective) denoting a property or state of being.

   ҙур (źur, “big”) → ҙурлыҡ (źurlıq, “size”)

   ялҡау (yalqaw, “lazy”) → ялҡаулыҡ (yalqawlıq, “laziness”)

   батыр (batır, “hero”) → батырлыҡ (batırlıq, “heroism”)

   дуҫ (duś, “friend”) → дуҫлыҡ (duślıq, “friendship”)

   эшҡыуар (eşqıwar, “entrepreneur”) → эшҡыуарлыҡ (eşqıwarlıq, “entrepreneurship”)

2. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun denoting a group or compendium of things.
3. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun denoting an accessory or appliance.

   намаҙ (namaź, “prayer”) → намаҙлыҡ (namaźlıq, “Islamic prayer rag”)