-tjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -tje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki/
• (Cape Afrikaans) IPA^(key): [ci]
• (Coloured Afrikaans) IPA^(key): [tʃi]

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• Homophones: -jie, -kie

Suffix

-tjie (plural -tjies)

1. Alternative form of -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in a vowel, and in -l, -n, -r without a preceding stressed short vowel