-leş

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Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

-le +‎

Suffix[edit]

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

-leş

  1. Suffix forming reciprocal verbs from nouns.
Derived terms[edit]
Category Turkish terms suffixed with -leş (reciprocal) not found

Etymology 2[edit]

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Suffix[edit]

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[edit]