-саг
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See also: саг and Appendix:Variations of "sag"
Mongolian[edit]
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠊ᠰᠠᠭ (-sag) | -саг (-sag) |
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Mongolian ᠰᠠᠭ (sag), borrowed from Turkic, originally a combination of a desiderative verb suffix *-sa- and *-k. Compare Karakhanid اَرسَك (erseg, “nymphomaniac”) and Mongolian эрсэг (erseg, “nymphomaniac”).
Pronunciation[edit]
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /səɡ/
Suffix[edit]
-саг • (-sag)
- (forming adjectives out of nouns) fond of
Inflection[edit]
Vowel harmonic forms of -саг
| back vowel | front vowel | |
|---|---|---|
| unrounded | -саг -sag | -сэг -seg |
| rounded | -сог -sog | -сөг -sög |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- -мсаг (-msag)