-lık

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـلق‎ (-lık, “-ness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɫɯk]

Suffix

-lık

Form of -lik after the vowels A / I.
‎ıslak (“wet”) + ‎-lık → ‎ıslaklık (“wetness”)

‎baba (“father”) + ‎-lık → ‎babalık (“fatherhood”)

‎arkadaş (“friend”) + ‎-lık → ‎arkadaşlık (“friendship”)

‎kitap (“book”) + ‎-lık → ‎kitaplık (“bookcase”)

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