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Meaning of -keş | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Suffix added to nouns and adjectives to form agent nouns.
    morpheme
  2. Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
    morpheme

Examples

“xətt (“line”) + -keş → xətkeş (“ruler”)”
“sərin (“cool”) + -keş → sərinkeş (“fan”)”
“mala (“plaster”) + -keş → malakeş (“plasterer”)”
“qayğı (“care”) + -keş → qayğıkeş (“caring, thoughtful”)”
“zəhmət (“toil”) + -keş → zəhmətkeş (“hard-working, diligent”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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