-kâr

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـكار (-kâr), from Classical Persian ـکَار (-kār), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kʾl /⁠kār⁠/), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /caɾ/, [cäɾ̞̊]
  • Hyphenation: -kâr

Suffix[edit]

-kâr

  1. Suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to derive nouns denoting the agent of an action or possessor of a state
    ‎isyan (“rebellion”) + ‎-kâr → ‎isyankâr (“rebellious”)
    ‎sahte (“fake”) + ‎-kâr → ‎sahtekâr (“fraudulent”)

Derived terms[edit]

Turkish terms suffixed with -kâr
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