-nki

See also: ŋki

Finnish

Alternative forms

• -inki

Etymology

-nka +‎ -i

Suffix

-nki

1. Forms nouns

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -nki

Mokilese

Etymology

Apparently related to the associative suffix -ki

Suffix

-nki

1. Used to form possessive verbs from nouns

   ‎ah (“(one's) thing/object”) + ‎anki + ‎-nki → ‎to have (an object)

Usage notes

Note that this suffix triggers shortening of a preceding vowel.

Derived terms

Mokilese terms suffixed with -nki

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese Reference Grammar, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Quechua

Suffix

-nki

1. Second-person singular subject.

   rimay (“to speak”) → qam rimanki (“you speak”)

See also

• -nkichik
• -yki