"-iyor" meaning in Turkish

See -iyor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -iyo [alternative, informal], -iy [alternative], -iyi [alternative], -io [alternative, Internet], -iyoru [alternative], -iye [alternative, dialectal]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـییور (-iyor, -ıyor), from Old Anatolian Turkish ـهیورر (-eyorur, -ayorur), ـهیور (-eyor, -ayor), from Old Anatolian Turkish یورمق (yorımaq), یورمك (yörimek), from Proto-Turkic *yorï- (“to walk”), which was used as an auxillary verb. Cognate with Gagauz -er, -êr, Azerbaijani -ir, -ır, -ür, -ur, Turkmen -ýär, -ýar. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tr|ota|ـییور|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=-iyor, -ıyor|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish ـییور (-iyor, -ıyor), {{inh+|tr|ota|ـییور|tr=-iyor, -ıyor}} Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـییور (-iyor, -ıyor), {{inh|tr|trk-oat|ـهیورر|tr=-eyorur, -ayorur}} Old Anatolian Turkish ـهیورر (-eyorur, -ayorur), {{der|tr|trk-oat|یورمق|tr=yorımaq}} Old Anatolian Turkish یورمق (yorımaq), {{der|tr|trk-pro|*yorï-|t=to walk}} Proto-Turkic *yorï- (“to walk”), {{cog|gag|-er}} Gagauz -er, {{cog|az|-ir}} Azerbaijani -ir, {{cog|tk|-ýär}} Turkmen -ýär Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix||-{{{var}}}|head=}} -iyor, {{tr-suffix}} -iyor
  1. Suffix creating present continious tense, denoting action happening at the time. Tags: morpheme Related terms: yürümek
    Sense id: en--iyor-tr-suffix-WU6uS4xD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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