-лыҡ

Cognate with Turkish -lık

• IPA^(key): [-ˈɫɯ̞q]

-лыҡ • (-lïq)

1. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun (or, rarely, adjective) denoting a property or state of being.

   ҙур (ður, “big”) → ҙурлыҡ (ðurlïq, “size”)

   ялҡау (yalqaw, “lazy”) → ялҡаулыҡ (yalqawlïq, “laziness”)

   батыр (batïr, “hero”) → батырлыҡ (batïrlïq, “heroism”)

   дуҫ (duθ, “friend”) → дуҫлыҡ (duθlïq, “friendship”)

   эшҡыуар (ešqïwar, “entrepreneur”) → эшҡыуарлыҡ (ešqïwarlïq, “entrepreneurship”)

2. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun denoting a group or compendium of things.
3. Appended to a noun or adjective to form a new noun denoting an accessory or appliance.

   намаҙ (namað, “prayer”) → намаҙлыҡ (namaðlïq, “Islamic prayer rag”)