-ші
See also: Appendix:Variations of "si"
Kazakh
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-či.
Suffix
| preceding vowel | ||
|---|---|---|
| А / Ы / О / Ұ | Ә / Е / І / Ө / Ү | |
| postconsonantal | -шы (-şy) | -ші (-şı) |
| postvocalic | -шы (-şy) | -ші (-şı) |
-ші • (-şı)
- Profession suffix.
- Оқушы ― Oquşy ― Learner (student)
Derived terms
Kazakh terms suffixed with -ші
Etymology 2
The particle ču/čü and its phonetic variant şu/şü are documented in w:Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk and serve as a emphatic modifier to second-person imperatives. This particle is, however, absent from Old Turkic. Cognate with Kyrgyz -чи (-ci), Tatar -че (-çe). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-ші • (-şı)
| preceding vowel | ||
|---|---|---|
| А / Ы / О / Ұ | Ә / Е / І / Ө / Ү | |
| postconsonantal | -шы (-şy) | -ші (-şı) |
| postvocalic | -шы (-şy) | -ші (-şı) |
- Verbal suffix "please".
- Отыршы ― Otyrşy ― Please, sit down
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Suffix
-ші • (-şı)
- Adjective suffix.