-ча

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Kyrgyz

Suffix

-ча • (-ca)

1. Suffix to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives. (-ly, -like)

   ‎башка (başka, “different”) + ‎-ча (-ca) → ‎башкача (başkaca, “differently”)

2. Suffix to form languages when added to names of ethnic groups. (-ian, -ish, -ese)

   ‎кыргыз (kırgız, “Kyrgyz”) + ‎-ча (-ca) → ‎кыргызча (kırgızca, “Kyrgyz language”)

   ‎өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + ‎-ча (-ca) → ‎өзбекче (özbekce, “Uzbek language”)

   ‎моңгол (moŋgol, “Mongolian”) + ‎-ча (-ca) → ‎моңголчо (moŋgolco, “Mongolian language”)

   ‎түркмөн (türkmön, “Turkmen”) + ‎-ча (-ca) → ‎түркмөнчө (türkmöncö, “Turkmen language”)

3. Suffix to form dimiunitives of nouns

   ‎таяк (tayak, “stick”) + ‎-ча (-ca) → ‎таякча (tayakca, “little stick, chopstick”)

Usage notes

• Depending on the last vowel, it can become -че, -чо, -чө.

Derived terms

Kyrgyz terms suffixed with -ча

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo	ـچا
Cyrillic	-ча‍
Latin	-cha‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)

Suffix

-ча (-cha)

1. Cyrillic spelling of -cha