-ли

See also: ли, and Appendix:Variations of "li"

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate with Mandarin 了 (le).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li⁰/

Suffix

-ли • (-li)

1. Marks the perfective aspect.

   Alternative form: 哩

Nogai

Alternative forms

• -лы (-lı)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-lig. Cognates with Turkish -li, Uyghur ـلىك (-lik).

Verb

-ли • (-li)

1. Forms adjectives denoting possession of a thing, containing a thing, with a thing etc.

   ‎кир (kir, “dirt”) + ‎-ли (-li) → ‎кирли (kirli, “dirty”)

   ‎бала (bala, “child”) + ‎-лы (-lı) → ‎балалы (balalı, “that who has a child”)

Derived terms

Nogai terms suffixed with -ли