-сан
Mongolian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Mongolic *-gsan, compare Daur -seng.
Suffix
edit-сан • (-san)
- The past participle suffix
Example: Би номыг авсан (I bought a book). Би мах идсэн (I ate meat). Та муу байсан. (You were bad)
Usage notes
edit- Verb forms built using this suffix can form finite clauses, and are the most unmarked way of conveying past meaning. Yet, this suffix belongs primarily in the participle conjugation.
Inflection
editVowel harmonic forms of -сан
back vowel | front vowel | |
---|---|---|
unrounded | -сан -san | -сэн -sen |
rounded | -сон -son | -сөн -sön |
Russian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese さん (san).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-сан • (-san)
- a polite suffix added to surnames
Categories:
- Mongolian terms inherited from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian terms derived from Proto-Mongolic
- Mongolian lemmas
- Mongolian suffixes
- Mongolian participle suffixes
- Mongolian vowel harmonic lemmas
- Russian terms borrowed from Japanese
- Russian terms derived from Japanese
- Russian 1-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian lemmas
- Russian suffixes