-гүй

Mongolian edit

Etymology edit

Aphaeresed from үгүй (ügüj). Compare also Buryat -гүй (-güj), Kalmyk -го (-go), etc.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡʉ͜i/

Suffix edit

-гүй • (-güj)

(caritive) without, -less
negates participles

Conjunction edit

-гүй • (-güj)

and (added to the second conjunct, conjuncts are usually terms opposite in meaning.)
whether ... or not (with -сан (-san) and -аа (-aa) using the same verb.)

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