-тан

-тан • (-tan)

1. Form of -ден (-den) in hard words after voiceless consonants.

From Classical Mongolian ᠊ᠲᠠᠨ (-tan), from Middle Mongol [script needed] (-tan). Originally plural or collective of ornative -т (-t) and -тай (-taj). Cognate with Buryat -тан (-tan), Kalmyk -тн (-tn), etc.

• IPA^(key): /tʰəŋ/

-тан • (-tan)

1. Forms nouns with the meaning of "with" after noun and adjective stems ending in а (a), аа (aa), иа (ia) у (u), уу (uu) or иу (iu).

   ‎амь (amʹ, “breath; life”) + ‎-тан (-tan) → ‎амьтан (amʹtan, “the lives; animal”)

   ‎оюун (ojuun, “wisdom”) + ‎-тан (-tan) → ‎оюутан (ojuutan, “student”)

   ‎баруун (baruun, “right”) + ‎-тан (-tan) → ‎баруунтан (baruuntan, “rightist”)