Bashkir edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Turkic -či (agent noun suffix).

Cognate with exactly analogous suffixes in other Turkic languages: Kazakh -шi (-şi), Uzbek -chi, Turkish -çi, -ci, etc.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-се (-se)

  1. (added to verbs and nouns) person or animal who does an action indicated by the root verb or noun; used to form an agent noun, profession or occupation

Derived terms edit