"-o" meaning in Turkish

See -o in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /o/
Etymology: Borrowed from Northern Kurdish -o (masculine vocative suffix). Doesn't appear in common Turkish speech until the last few decades. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tr|kmr|-o}} Borrowed from Northern Kurdish -o Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix}} -o
  1. (Internet slang) added arbitrarily to words to form slang words Tags: Internet, morpheme
    Sense id: en--o-tr-suffix-PhaINDax
  2. used to form shortened nicknames Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--o-tr-suffix-qUhldgx2 Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Northern Kurdish -o (masculine vocative suffix). Doesn't appear in common Turkish speech until the last few decades.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tr",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Turkish",
  "lang_code": "tr",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "aşk + -o → aşko"
        },
        {
          "text": "erkek + -o → erko"
        },
        {
          "text": "günaydın + -o → güno"
        },
        {
          "text": "şaka + -o → şako"
        },
        {
          "text": "sik + -o → sikko"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added arbitrarily to words to form slang words"
      ],
      "id": "en--o-tr-suffix-PhaINDax",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang) added arbitrarily to words to form slang words"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Abdullah + -o → Apo"
        },
        {
          "text": "İbrahim + -o → İbo"
        },
        {
          "text": "Mukaddes + -o → Muko"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form shortened nicknames"
      ],
      "id": "en--o-tr-suffix-qUhldgx2",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/o/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-o"
}
{
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    "Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Turkish lemmas",
    "Turkish suffixes",
    "Turkish terms borrowed from Northern Kurdish",
    "Turkish terms derived from Northern Kurdish"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "suffix"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Turkish",
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        "Turkish internet slang"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "aşk + -o → aşko"
        },
        {
          "text": "erkek + -o → erko"
        },
        {
          "text": "günaydın + -o → güno"
        },
        {
          "text": "şaka + -o → şako"
        },
        {
          "text": "sik + -o → sikko"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "added arbitrarily to words to form slang words"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ]
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        "(Internet slang) added arbitrarily to words to form slang words"
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Abdullah + -o → Apo"
        },
        {
          "text": "İbrahim + -o → İbo"
        },
        {
          "text": "Mukaddes + -o → Muko"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form shortened nicknames"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/o/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-o"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -o meaning in Turkish (1.4kB)

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