-ҫӗ

Chuvash

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-čïk, cognate with Turkish -cik.

Suffix

-ҫӗ • (-śĕ)

  1. Diminutive suffix.
    ‎анне (anne, “mother”) + ‎аннеҫӗ (anneś̬ĕ, “little/pretty mother”) + ‎-м (-m) → ‎аннеҫӗм (anneś̬ĕm, “mumsy”)
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