-ым

Kazakh

Suffix

-ым • (-ym)

  1. Form of -ім (-ım) in hard words and after a consonant.

Kyrgyz

Suffix

-ым • (-ım)

  1. First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.
    ‎кыз (kız, “cherry”) + ‎-ым (-ım) → ‎кызым (kızım, “my cherry”)

Usage notes

  • If the noun ends in a vowel, it becomes "-м" (for the possession suffix)
    ‎коло (kolo) + ‎-ым (-ım) → ‎колом (kolom)
  • It's used only when the word ends in a vowel. It may change into "-им", "-ум", and "-үм" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)
    ‎кийим (kiyim) + ‎-ым (-ım) → ‎кийимим (kiyimim) (the last vowel is "e" or "i")
    ‎кол (kol) + ‎-ым (-ım) → ‎колум (kolum) (the last vowel is "o" or "u")
    ‎үй (üy) + ‎-ым (-ım) → ‎үйүм (üyüm) (the last vowel is "ö" or "ü")

Suffix

-ым • (-ım)

  1. attached to a verb stem, forming a noun that represents an instance of, or a result of performing, the action implied by the verb
    кий- (kiy-, “to wear”) → кийим (kiyim, “clothing”)
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