-чыл
Kyrgyz
Alternative forms
Related terms
- -чил (-cil) — after vowel endings е, и, э
- -чул (-cul) — after vowel endings о, у
- -чүл (-cül) — after vowel endings ө, ү
Etymology
Cognate with Kazakh -шыл (-şyl), Southern Altai -чыл (-čïl), Turkish -cıl, Azerbaijani -cil.
Suffix
-чыл • (-cıl)
- Suffix appended to nouns to derive adjectives with the meaning of inclination.
- азат (azat, “free, independent”) + -чыл (-cıl) → азатчыл (azatcıl, “freedom-loving”)
- мекен (meken, “homeland”) + -чил (-cil) + -чыл (-cıl) → мекенчил (mekencil, “patriot”)
- улут (ulut, “nation”) + -чул (-cul) + -чыл (-cıl) → улутчул (ulutcul, “nationalist”)
- үй (üy, “home, house”) + -чүл (-cül) + -чыл (-cıl) → үйчүл (üycül, “domestic”)
Usage notes
- Depending on the last vowel, it can become -чил, -чул, -чүл
Derived terms
Category Kyrgyz words suffixed with -чыл not found