-рек

Kazakh

Alternative forms

  • -рақ (-raq), -ірек (-ırek), -ырақ (-yraq)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-rek. A cognate with Kyrgyz -рээк (-reek), Southern Altai -ерик (-yerik) / -ӧрик (-örik), Turkmen -räk, Uzbek -roq.

Suffix

-рек • (-rek)

  1. -er (Used to form the comparative form)
    үлкен (ülken, big) + ‎-рек (-rek) → ‎үлкенірек (ülkenırek, bigger)