-ч

See also: ч, ҷ, կ, վ, Կ, Վ, Ч, and ӵ

Mongolian

Etymology 1

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠴᠢ (-či)	-ч (-č)

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

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

Suffix

-ч • (-č)

1. Forms agent adjectives from nouns
2. Forms agent nouns from nouns and verbal nouns in -г (-g)

   Synonym: -чин (-čin)

Derived terms

Mongolian terms suffixed with -ч

suffixes

• -члах (-člax)
• -члох (-člox)
• -члэх (-člex)
• -члөх (-člöx)

 

Etymology 2

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠴᠤ (-ču)	-ч (-č)

Mongolian	Cyrillic
᠊ᠴᠦ (-čü)	-ч (-č)

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ч • (-č)

1. variant form of -ж (-ž, imperfective converb suffix)

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).