-чыл

Kyrgyz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Kazakh -шыл (-şyl), Southern Altai -чыл (-čïl), Turkish -cıl, Azerbaijani -cil.

Suffix

-чыл • (-cıl)

  1. 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