-шіл

Kazakh

Alternative forms

  • -шыл (-şyl)

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Turkic *-či + *-l. Cognate with Turkish -çil, Kyrgyz -чил (-cil), Southern Altai -чил (-čil).

Suffix

-шіл • (-şıl)

  1. -ist (Forms agent nouns or adjectives)
    дін (dın, religion) + ‎-шіл (-şıl) → ‎діншіл (dınşıl, devout)
    ұлт (ūlt, nation) + ‎-шіл (-şıl) → ‎ұлтшыл (ūltşyl, nationalist)

Derived terms