᠊ᠴᡳ

Manchu

Etymology

Compare Old Turkic 𐰨 (-nč, “Suffix forming ordinal numbers”), Old Turkic 𐰲𐰃 (-či, “Suffix forming agentive nouns”), Turkish -inci, -ci. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Suffix

᠊ᠴᡳ • (-ci)

  1. Used to form ablative of nouns.
    ‎ᠰᡳ (si, “you”) + ‎᠊ᠴᡳ (-ci) → ‎ᠰᡳᠨᠴᡳ (sinci, “from you, by you”)
  2. Suffix creating ordinal numbers.
    ‎ᡝᠮᡠ (emu, “one”) + ‎᠊ᠴᡳ (-ci) → ‎ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (emuci, “first”)
  3. Suffix appended to words to create a noun, denoting a profession, occupation or inclination.
    ‎ᠠᡩᡠᠨ (adun, “herd”) + ‎᠊ᠴᡳ (-ci) → ‎ᠠᡩᡠᠴᡳ (aduci, “herdsman”)
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