-ч

See also: ч, ҷ, կ, վ, Կ, Վ, Ч, and ӵ

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰ/, [ʰt͡ɕ]

Etymology 1

Compare Proto-Turkic *-či. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Suffix

-ч • (-č) (Mongolian spelling ᠊ᠴᠢ (-či))

1. Forms agent nouns from nouns and verbs.

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -ч

• -члах (-člax)

Related terms

• -чин (-čin)

Etymology 2

From Classical Mongolian -ᠴ‍‍ᠤ, a variant of -ᠵ‍‍ᠤ used after consonant stems in ᠪ (b), ᠭ (g), ᠷ (r) ᠰ (s) and ᠳ (d).

Suffix

-ч • (-č)

1. variant form of -ж (-ž)

Usage notes

• This form is used with most verbs in -р (-r) (all but several monosyllabic original vowel stems) and after a few verbs in -в (-v) and -г (-g).