-leş

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leʃ/

Etymology 1

-le +‎ -ş

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U	E / İ / Ö / Ü
-laş	-leş

-leş

1. 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 / I / O / U	E / İ / Ö / Ü
-laş	-leş

-leş

1. 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

Turkish terms suffixed with -leş