-leş

Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leʃ/

Etymology 1

-le +‎ -ş

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u	e / i / ö / ü
-laş	-leş

-leş

Suffix forming reciprocal verbs from nouns.

Derived terms

Category Turkish terms suffixed with -leş (reciprocal) not found

Etymology 2

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Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u	e / i / ö / ü
-laş	-leş

-leş

Suffix forming verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives or nouns.
‎yer (“place”) + ‎-leş → ‎yerleşmek (“to settle down”)

‎gen (“wide”) + ‎-leş → ‎genleşmek (“to expand”)

‎bir (“one”) + ‎-leş → ‎birleşmek (“to unite”)

Derived terms