-чыл

Kyrgyz

Alternative forms
  • -чил (-çil) – after vowel endings е, и, э
  • -чул (-çul) – after vowel endings о, у
  • -чүл (-çül) – after vowel endings ө, ү

Etymology

Cognate with Kazakh -шыл (-şyl), Southern Altai -чыл (-čïl), Turkish -cıl, Azerbaijani -cil.

Suffix

-чыл • (-çıl)

  1. Suffix appended to nouns to derive adjectives with the meaning of inclination.
    ‎азат (azat, “free, independent”) + ‎-чыл (-çıl) → ‎азатчыл (azatçıl, “freedom-loving”)
    ‎мекен (meken, “homeland”) + ‎-чил (-çil) + ‎-чыл (-çıl) → ‎мекенчил (mekençil, “patriot”)
    ‎улут (ulut, “nation”) + ‎-чул (-çul) + ‎-чыл (-çıl) → ‎улутчул (ulutçul, “nationalist”)
    ‎үй (üy, “home, house”) + ‎-чүл (-çül) + ‎-чыл (-çıl) → ‎үйчүл (üyçül, “domestic”)

Usage notes
  • Depending on the last vowel, it can become -чил, -чул, -чүл

Derived terms
Kyrgyz words suffixed with -чыл
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