ـلىك
Uyghur
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-lik.
Suffix
ـلىك • (-lik)
- -ness, -hood, -ship, -dom
- سالامەت (salamet) + ـلىك (-lik)
- being (like) ...
- belonging to ..., used for ..., suitable for ..., ... container
Usage notes
- (instantaneous suffix) Harmonic variants:
- -لىق (-liq) is added to unrounded back vowel words
- -لىك (-lik) is added to unrounded front vowel words
- -لۇق (-luq) is added to rounded back vowel words
- -لۈك (-lük) is added to unrounded front vowel words
Derived terms
See also
- Appendix:Uyghur suffixes