"-ak" meaning in Turkish

See -ak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ak/ Forms: -ek [alternative]
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish ـاق, from Proto-Turkic *-gak. Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|ـاق}} Ottoman Turkish ـاق, {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*-gek|*-gak}} Proto-Turkic *-gak Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix||-{{{var}}}|head=}} -ak, {{tr-suffix}} -ak
  1. Creates nouns out of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ak-tr-suffix-1BX8is9Z Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 12 1 1 11 11 12 13 4 2 2 3 9 3 12 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 1 10 10 10 11 6 1 1 4 13 4 11 2 4
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "ـاق"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish ـاق",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "trk-pro",
        "3": "*-gek",
        "4": "*-gak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *-gak",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish ـاق, from Proto-Turkic *-gak.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ek",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "-{{{var}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ak",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ak",
      "name": "tr-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 1 1 11 11 12 13 4 2 2 3 9 3 12 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 1 1 10 10 10 11 6 1 1 4 13 4 11 2 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "yat- (“to lie down”) + -ak → yatak (“bed”)."
        },
        {
          "text": "tara- (“to comb”) + -ak → tarak (“comb”)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Creates nouns out of verbs."
      ],
      "id": "en--ak-tr-suffix-1BX8is9Z",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ak/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ak"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "ـاق"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish ـاق",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "trk-pro",
        "3": "*-gek",
        "4": "*-gak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Turkic *-gak",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish ـاق, from Proto-Turkic *-gak.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ek",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "-{{{var}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-ak",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-ak",
      "name": "tr-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Turkish lemmas",
        "Turkish suffixes",
        "Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic",
        "Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish",
        "Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "yat- (“to lie down”) + -ak → yatak (“bed”)."
        },
        {
          "text": "tara- (“to comb”) + -ak → tarak (“comb”)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Creates nouns out of verbs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ak/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ak"
}

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