-lar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lar"

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫaɾ/

Suffix

-lar

1. Form of -ler after the vowels A / I / O / U.

   ‎kurbağa + ‎-lar → ‎kurbağalar

   Bu ülkede daima Mustafa'lar olacak. ― There will always be people like Mustafa in this country.

   Amcalarım bize gelecek. ― My uncle and his family will come to us.

Derived terms

Category Turkish terms suffixed with -lar not found

Uzbek

Etymology

From Old Turkic [script needed] (-lar), of uncertain origin, but thought to be of Common Turkic origin that was absent from Proto-Turkic, as it is not found in the sister Oghur branch (namely Chuvash).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlær], [ˈlar]

Suffix

-lar (Cyrillic spelling -лар)

1. Used to form plurals of nouns.

   kitoblar

2. Suffix to show respect for the noun attached.

   otamlar

3. (when attached to numbers) about, around, approximately
   • Soat uchlarda — Approximately at three o'clock