-қызы

Kazakh

Etymology

From қызы (qyzy), the third-person singular possessed form of қыз (qyz, “girl; daughter”).

Compare Yakut кыыһа (kııha), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qə.zə/
  • Hyphenation: -қы‧зы

Suffix

-қызы • (-qyzy)

  1. Used to form a female patronymic
    ‎Қайып (Qaiyp, male given name) + ‎-қызы (-qyzy) → ‎Қайыпқызы (Qaiypqyzy, female patronymic)

Derived terms
Kazakh terms suffixed with -қызы
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