-сан
Mongolian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *-gsan, compare Daur -seng.
Suffix
-сан • (-san)
- The past participle suffix
Example: Би номыг авсан (I bought a book). Би мах идсэн (I ate meat). Та муу байсан. (You were bad)
Usage notes
- Verb forms built using this suffix can form finite clauses, and are the most unmarked way of conveying past meaning. Yet, this suffix belongs primarily in the participle conjugation.
Inflection
Vowel harmonic forms of -сан
back vowel | front vowel | |
---|---|---|
unrounded | -сан -san | -сэн -sen |
rounded | -сон -son | -сөн -sön |
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese さん (san).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-сан • (-san)
- a polite suffix added to surnames
Categories:
- Mongolian terms inherited from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian terms derived from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian lemmas
- Mongolian suffixes
- Mongolian participle suffixes
- Mongolian vowel harmonic lemmas
- Russian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Russian terms derived from Japanese
- Russian 1-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian lemmas
- Russian suffixes