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Kazakh
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-g.
Suffix
-у • (-u)
- Used to form verbal nouns from verbs.
- же- (je-, “eat”) + -у (-u) → жеу (jeu, “eating, to eat”)
Russian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-у • (-u)
- Accusative case suffix for feminine nouns ending with -а or -я.
- глава́ (glavá, “head”) + -у́ (-ú) → главу́ (glavú, “head-ACC”)
References
Lusin, Natalia. 1992. Russian Grammar. Nouns. 42. N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.