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