-саг
See also: саг and Appendix:Variations of "sag"
Mongolian edit
| Mongolian | Cyrillic |
|---|---|
| ᠊ᠰᠠᠭ (-sag) | -саг (-sag) |
Etymology edit
From Classical Mongolian ᠰᠠᠭ (sag), borrowed from Turkic, originally a combination of a desiderative verb suffix *-sa- and *-k. Compare Karakhanid اَرسَك (erseg, “nymphomaniac”) and Mongolian эрсэг (erseg, “nymphomaniac”).
Pronunciation edit
(Ulaanbaatar) IPA(key): /səɡ/
Suffix edit
-саг • (-sag)
- (forming adjectives out of nouns) fond of
Inflection edit
Vowel harmonic forms of -саг
| back vowel | front vowel | |
|---|---|---|
| unrounded | -саг -sag | -сэг -seg |
| rounded | -сог -sog | -сөг -sög |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- -мсаг (-msag)