-ше

See also: ще, щё, and Appendix:Variations of "se"

Kazakh

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-če (orientative–prolative suffix). Cognate with Azerbaijani -cə; Turkish -çe, -ce; Uzbek -cha; Tuvan -че (-çe), -же (-je); etc.

Suffix

	preceding vowel
	А / Ы / О / Ұ	Ә / Е / І / Ө / Ү
postconsonantal	-ша (-şa)	-ше (-şe)
postvocalic	-ша (-şa)	-ше (-şe)

-ше • (-şe)

1. Suffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries.

   ‎қырғыз (qyrğyz, “Kyrgyz”) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎қырғызша (qyrğyzşa, “Kyrgyz-style”)

   ‎өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎өзбекше (özbekşe, “Uzbek-style”)

2. (nominalized adverbs) Names the languages of these groups or countries.

   Synonym: ... тілі (... tılı)

   ‎қырғыз (qyrğyz, “Kyrgyz”) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎қырғызша (qyrğyzşa, “Kyrgyz language”)

   ‎өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + ‎-ше (-şe) → ‎өзбекше (özbekşe, “Uzbek language”)

Derived terms

Kazakh terms suffixed with -ше