See also: ч, ҷ, կ, վ, Կ, Վ, Ч, and ӵ

Mongolian

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Etymology 1

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MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠴᠢ
(-či)

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Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠊ᠴᠢ (-či, denominal agent suffix), from Middle Mongol ᠊ᠴᠢ (-ṣy /⁠-či⁠/, indefinite denominal agent suffix). Compare Proto-Turkic *-či. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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  1. Forms agent adjectives from nouns
  2. Forms agent nouns from nouns and verbal nouns in (-g)
    Synonym: -чин (-čin)
Derived terms
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suffixes

Etymology 2

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MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠴᠤ
(-ču)

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MongolianCyrillic
᠊ᠴᠦ
(-čü)

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Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠊ᠴᠤ (-ču) and ᠊ᠴᠦ (-čü), variants of ᠊ᠵᠤ (-ǰu) and ᠊ᠵᠦ (-ǰü) used after consonant stems in ᠊ᠪ (-b), ᠊ᠭ (), ᠊ᠭ᠌ (-g), ᠊ᠷ (-r) ᠊ᠰ᠋ (-s) and ᠊ᠳ (-d).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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  1. variant form of (, imperfective converb suffix)
Usage notes
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  • This form is used with most verbs in (-r) (all but several monosyllabic original vowel stems) and after a few verbs in (-v) and (-g).