минің

Khakas

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *beniŋ; equivalent to ми- (mi-, stem of the first-person singular pronoun) +‎ -нің (-nìñ, genitive suffix). Cognate with Shor меең, Tuvan мээң (meeñ), Southern Altai мениҥ (meniŋ), Kyrgyz менин (menin), Kazakh менің (menıñ), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.nɘŋ/, [mī.nɘŋ]

Determiner

минің • (minìñ)

possessive of мин (min, “I”, first-person singular pronoun): my

Usage notes

It’s mandatory for substantive after минің being suffixed with agglutinative -м (-m), or its epenthetic variants -ім (-ìm) and -ым (-ım). However, as well as in other Turkic languages, the determiner itself can be omitted. E.g. for ‘my labour rights’ — минің істеніс праволарым (minìñ ìstenìs pravolarım) or істеніс праволарым (ìstenìs pravolarım).