ـچى

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-či.

Suffix

ـچى • (-chi)

  1. noun-forming suffixes
    1. Joined to one group of nouns, it forms nouns which indicate those engaged in the action or occupation related to the object expressed by the noun.
      ئىشچى ― ishchi ― worker
    2. When attached to some nouns, it forms nouns which indicate those who belong to a belief, school of thought, tendency, organization or group that is related to what that noun, or the object represented by that noun, expresses.
      ماركىسىزمچى ― markisizmchi ― Marxist
      مىللەتچى ― milletchi ― nationalist
      شەخسىيەتچى ― shexsiyetchi ― individualist, selfish person
  2. adjective-forming suffixes
    1. Besides being a noun-formation suffix, when attached to certain nouns this suffix also forms adjectives which indicate a characteristic that tends towards the object expressed by that noun.
      چاتاقچى ― chataqchi ― trouble-making, fault-finding

Derived terms

Uyghur terms suffixed with ـچى
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