Meaning of -ча | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Suffix to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives. (-ly, -like)
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2. Suffix to form languages when added to names of ethnic groups. (-ian, -ish, -ese)
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3. Suffix to form dimiunitives of nouns
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Examples

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

“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”)”

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

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