-сы

See also: сы-

Bashkir

Alternative forms

• -се (-se), -со (-so), -сө (-sö)

Etymology

From Old Turkic -čï (agent noun suffix).

Cognate with exactly analogous suffixes in other Turkic languages: Kazakh -шы (-şy), Uzbek -chi, Turkish -çı, -cı, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ˈsɯ̞]

Suffix

-сы • (-sı)

1. (added to verbs and nouns) person who does an action indicated by the root verb or noun; used to form agent nouns, terms for professions or occupations

Derived terms

Bashkir terms suffixed with -сы