-ча

Kyrgyz

Suffix

-ча • (-ça)

1. Suffix to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives. (-ly, -like)

   ‎башка (başka, “different”) + ‎-ча (-ça) → ‎башкача (başkaça, “differently”)

2. Suffix to form languages when added to names of ethnic groups. (-ian, -ish, -ese)

   ‎кыргыз (kırgız, “Kyrgyz”) + ‎-ча (-ça) → ‎кыргызча (kırgızça, “Kyrgyz language”)

   ‎өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + ‎-ча (-ça) → ‎өзбекче (özbekçe, “Uzbek language”)

   ‎моңгол (moŋgol, “Mongolian”) + ‎-ча (-ça) → ‎моңголчо (moŋgolço, “Mongolian language”)

   ‎түркмөн (türkmön, “Turkmen”) + ‎-ча (-ça) → ‎түркмөнчө (türkmönçö, “Turkmen language”)

Usage notes

• Depending on the last vowel, it can become -че, -чо, -чө.

Derived terms

Kyrgyz terms suffixed with -ча

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	-ча (-cha)‍
Latin	-cha‍
Perso-Arabic	ـچا‎

Suffix

-ча (-cha)

1. Cyrillic spelling of -cha