-рак

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Borrowed from some Turkic language; compare Kazakh -рек (-rek), Salar -rek, Turkmen -räk and Uzbek -roq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɑk/
• Rhymes: -ɑk
• Hyphenation: -рак

Suffix

-рак • (-rak)

1. forms comparative adjectives

   ‎олма (olma, “pretty”) + ‎-рак (-rak) → ‎олмарак (olmarak, “prettier (than)”)

Derived terms

Eastern Mari terms suffixed with -рак