rek
Keywords: derivation, suffixes, word building, compound words
Pronunciation (IPA): | rek |
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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).