-ән

See also: Appendix:Variations of "en"

Kalmyk

Etymology

From Written Oirat ᡅᡄᡃᠨ (-iēn). Compare Mongolian -ээ (-ee), Buryat -ээ (-ee), etc.

Suffix

-ән • (-än)

  1. impersonal (reflexive) possessive suffix, used after a consonant-ended front-vowel syllable
    келнән ― kelnän ― one’s tongue
    герән ― gerän ― one’s house
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