-ək

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-gek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [æc]

Suffix

preceding vowel
a / ı / o / u	e / ə / i̇ / ö / ü
-aq	-ək

-ək

Suffix appended to verbs to derive nouns with various meanings.
- ələ- (“to sift, to strain”) + -ək → ələk (“sieve”).
- yat- (“to sleep”) + -aq → yataq (“bed, bedding”).

Derived terms

Azerbaijani terms suffixed with -ək