Common Lexeme

rek

Keywords: derivation, suffixes, word building, compound words

Pronunciation (IPA): rek 
Part of Speech: term noun 
Class: suffix 
Forms: rek, -(e)rek 
Glosses: thing, what, which 

Description:

The term 'rek' can be used to denote inanimate objects. 'Rek' can be used by itself as a term and means approximately 'thing'. It has a connotation of both inanimacy and uselessness. 

USed with the article of uncertainty, 'ko', as 'ko rek', it is the common expression for 'what' or 'which'.

Rek is very often used as a derivational suffix to derive words for inanimate objects. In this usage, the suffix is rendered -erek, with the -e- only dropping if the word it applies to ends in a vowel (but not a diphthong).

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