ـلەر

Uyghur

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰠𐰼 (ler).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [lær]
IPA^(key): [læː] (spoken)

Suffix

ـلەر • (-ler)

Used to form plurals of nouns, the last vowel of which is a front vowel.
‎گۈل (gül) + ‎ـلەر (-ler) → ‎گۈللەر (güller)

‎ئۆي (öy) + ‎ـلەر (-ler) → ‎ئۆيلەر (öyler)

Usage notes

(instantaneous suffix) Harmonic variants:
ـلار (-lar) is added to back vowel words

ـلەر (-ler) is added to front vowel words

Derived terms

Uyghur terms suffixed with ـلەر

See also

Uyghur plural suffixes

back vowel	front vowel
ـلار (-lar)	ـلەر (-ler)

Appendix:Uyghur suffixes

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