-gı

Turkish

Alternative forms

• -gi, -gu, -gü

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـگی (-gi), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـکو (-gü), from Proto-Turkic *-gü.

Suffix

-gı

1. Suffix creating a new word related to its root.

   ‎çalmak (“to play(an instrument)”) + ‎-gı → ‎çalgı (“instrument”)

   ‎almak (“to take”) + ‎-gı → ‎algı (“perception”)

   ‎saymak (“to respect, to count”) + ‎-gı → ‎saygı (“respect”)

Derived terms

Category Turkish terms suffixed with -gı not found