-tjie
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ki/
- (Cape Afrikaans) IPA(key): [ci]
- (Coloured Afrikaans) IPA(key): [tʃi]
Audio (file) - Homophones: -jie, -kie
Suffix edit
-tjie (plural -tjies)
- Alternative form of -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in a vowel, and in -l, -n, -r without a preceding stressed short vowel