Borrowed fromTurkic Proto-Turkic *-lik
-лык • (-lyk )
denominal purposive/quality suffix поро ( poro ,“ good ” ) + -лык ( -lyk ) → порылык ( porylyk ,“ goodness ” ) It is used to create abstract nouns referring to a state, a property or a quality. It is especially productive in combination with the suffix-дыме ( -dyme ) , which serves as the ending of the negative participle and as a denominal privative suffix, resulting in an ending-дымылык ( -dymylyk ) .[ 1] (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
-лык • (-lyk )
denominal purposive suffix балет ( baĺet ,“ ballet ” ) + -лык ( -lyk ) → балетлык ( baĺetlyk ,“ for ballet ” ) Note also the forms derived from the genitive forms of personal pronouns of the first and second person, singular and plural:[ 2] мыйын ( myjyn ,“ me ” ) + -лык ( -lyk ) → мыйынлык ( myjynlyk ,“ meant for me ” ) ^ Timothy Riese; Jeremy Bradley; Tatiana Yefremova (2022 ), “-лык ”, inAn Essential Grammar for International Learners [1] 370 ^ Timothy Riese; Jeremy Bradley; Tatiana Yefremova (2022 ), “-лык ”, inAn Essential Grammar for International Learners [2] 377 Related terms
-лик ( -lik ) —after vowel endingsе ,и ,э -лук ( -luk ) —after vowel endingsо ,у -лүк ( -lük ) —after vowel endingsө ,ү -дик ( -dik ) —after voiced consonants with final vowelsе ,и ,э -дук ( -duk ) —after voiced consonants with final vowelsо ,у -дүк ( -dük ) —after voiced consonants with final vowelsө ,ү -дык ( -dık ) —after voiced consonants with final vowelsа ,ы -тик ( -tik ) —after unvoiced consonants with final vowelsе ,и ,э -тук ( -tuk ) —after unvoiced consonants with final vowelsо ,у -түк ( -tük ) —after unvoiced consonants with final vowelsө ,ү -тык ( -tık ) —after unvoiced consonants with final vowelsа ,ы Cognate withTurkish -lık Azerbaijani -lik
-лык • (-lık )
-hood ,-ship ,-dom ажы ( ajı ,“ hajji ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → ажылык ( ajılık ,“ hajj ” ) азат ( azat ,“ free, independent ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → азаттык ( azattık ,“ freedom, liberty ” ) теңирчи ( teŋirci ,“ Tengrist ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → теңирчилик ( teŋircilik ,“ Tengrism ” ) -ness чалагайым ( calagayım ,“ careless, haphazard ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → чалагайымдык ( calagayımdık ,“ carelessness ” ) күч-кубаттуу ( küc-kubattuu ,“ strong ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → күч-кубаттуулук ( küc-kubattuuluk ,“ strength ” ) of ,from ;Бишкек ( Bişkek ,“ Bishkek ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → Бишкектик ( Bişkektik ,“ [a person] from Bishkek ” ) Ош ( Oş ,“ Osh ” ) + -лык ( -lık ) → Оштук ( Oştuk ,“ [a person] from Osh ” ) Depending on the last vowel and consonant, it can become-лик ,-лук ,-лүк ,-дык ,-дик ,-дук ,-дүк ,-тык ,-тик ,-тук ,-түк . 
