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Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/-a

This Proto-Turkic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Turkic

Alternative forms
  • *-e

Suffix

*-a

  1. Suffix creating a verb from a noun.

Usage notes
  1. When the word has two syllables and the suffix is used, haplology happens. The last vowel in the last syllable disappears.
    ‎*oyun (“game”) + ‎*-a → ‎*oyna- (“to play”)
  • *āt-a- (“to name, nominate”)
  • *oyun-a- (“to play”)
  • *topur-a- (“to dry out”)
  • *orun-a- (“to settle down”)
  • *bediz-e-
  • *elig-e- (“to eliminate”)
  • *yāš-a- (“to live”)
  • *beŋiz-e- (“to look alike”)
  • *ugur-a- (“to meet, go to meet”)
  • *tïgïr-a- (“to become firm, tough”)
  • *sï̄n-a (“to test”)

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “+(g)A-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Tekin, Talât (2000) Orhon Türkçesi Grameri [a Grammer of Orkhon Turkic (Turkish version)]‎ (in Turkish), Ankara, →ISBN, page 85-86

Derived terms
Proto-Turkic terms suffixed with *-a
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