-м
Kalmyk
Etymology
Compare also Buryat -м (-m, after a vowel), -мни (-mni, after a vowel), -ни (-ni, after a consonant); Mongolian минь (minʹ).
Suffix
-м • (-m)
- first-person singular possessive suffix
- “Ээҗин дун”:
- Киилгән уһаһад суух чигн / Килмҗтәл ээҗм сангдна
- Kiilgän uğağad suux çign / Kilmjtäl eejm sangdna
- Although I am sitting washing my shirt / My caring mother comes to mind
Related terms
- мини (mini, “my”, first-person singular possessive determiner)
See also
- -мдн (-mdn), -чн (-çn), -тн (-tn), -нь (-nʹ)
- -ан (-an), -һан (-ğan), -ган (-gan); -ән (-än), -һән (-ğän), -гән (-gän)
Kazakh
Etymology 1
See the corresponding lemma forms.
Suffix
-м • (-m)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-m
Suffix
-м • (-m)
- First-person singular suffix.
Usage notes
Used only after the past tense suffix -ді (-dı) and the conditional mood suffix -се (-se).
Kyrgyz
Suffix
-м • (-m)
- First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.
- чие (ciye, “cherry”) + -м (-m) → чием (ciyem, “my cherry”)
Usage notes
- It's used only when the word ends in a vowel. It may change into "-ым", "-им", "-ум", and "-үм" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)
Mongolian
Suffix
-м • (-m) (Mongolian spelling ᠮ (m) or ᠮᠠ (m-a))
- Seldom used suffix which forms nouns out of verbs
Derived terms
Northern Mansi
Etymology
Suffix
-м (-m)
- first-person singular possessive suffix
- колум ― kolum ― my house