Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ.

Suffix edit

ـداش (-daş)

  1. Noun-forming suffix that indicates fellowship, relatedness, or togetherness
    یول (yol, street) + ‎ـداش → ‎یولداش (yoldaş, fellow traveller)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: -daş

Further reading edit

Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *-daş. See Turkish -daş for more.

Suffix edit

ـداش (-dash)

  1. This is a very productive derivative suffx in Uyghur. When attached to nouns, it forms nouns which indicate people or things that possess an identity or commonality with all the objects expressed by that noun.
    يولداشyoldashcomrade, fellow traveller, husband
    سىنىپداشsinipdashclassmate
    ساۋاقداشsawaqdashclassmate, schoolmate
    قېرىنداشqërindashsibling; fellow countryman
    سىرداشsirdashclose friend, bosom pal
    ئاھاڭداشahangdashhomophonous, homophone
    مەنىداشmenidashsynonymous, synonym

Derived terms edit