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Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
-le + -ş
Suffix
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E / İ / Ö / Ü
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| -laş
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-leş
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-leş
- Suffix forming reciprocal verbs from nouns.
Derived terms
Category Turkish terms suffixed with -leş (reciprocal) not found
Etymology 2
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Suffix
| preceding vowel
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| A / I / O / U
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E / İ / Ö / Ü
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| -laş
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-leş
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-leş
- Suffix forming verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives or nouns.
- yer (“place”) + -leş → yerleşmek (“to settle down”)
- gen (“wide”) + -leş → genleşmek (“to expand”)
- bir (“one”) + -leş → birleşmek (“to unite”)
Derived terms