-ше

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Kazakh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *-če (orientative–prolative suffix). Cognate with Azerbaijani -cə; Turkish -çe, -ce; Uzbek -cha; Tuvan -че (-çe), -же (-je); etc.

Suffix

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preceding vowel
А / Ы / О / Ұ Ә / Е / І / Ө / Ү
postconsonantal -ша (-şa) -ше (-şe)
postvocalic -ша (-şa) -ше (-şe)

-ше (-şe)

  1. Suffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries.
    қырғыз (qyrğyz, Kyrgyz) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎қырғызша (qyrğyzşa, Kyrgyz-style)
    өзбек (özbek, Uzbek) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎өзбекше (özbekşe, Uzbek-style)
  2. (nominalized adverbs) Names the languages of these groups or countries.
    Synonym: ... тілі (... tılı)
    қырғыз (qyrğyz, Kyrgyz) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎қырғызша (qyrğyzşa, Kyrgyz language)
    өзбек (özbek, Uzbek) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎өзбекше (özbekşe, Uzbek language)

Derived terms

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ше (-še)

  1. -er; used to form the comparative.