-сіре

Kazakh

Alternative forms

  • -сыра (-syra)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-sire (“to be without”).

Suffix

-сіре • (-sıre)

  1. to lack, to be or become without
    ‎қан (qan, “blood”) + ‎-сіре (-sıre) → ‎қансырау (qansyrau, “to bleed”)
  2. to long for, to miss to want
    ‎аң (añ, “hunt”) + ‎-сіре (-sıre) → ‎аңсырау (añsyrau, “to miss hunting”)
  3. to feel
    ‎жалғыз (jalğyz, “alone”) + ‎-сіре (-sıre) → ‎жалғызсырау (jalğyzsyrau, “to feel lonely”)
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