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Kalmyk

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Etymology

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Compare also Buryat (-m, after a vowel), -мни (-mni, after a vowel), -ни (-ni, after a consonant); Mongolian минь (minʹ).

Suffix

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(-m)

  1. first-person singular possessive suffix
    • Ээҗин дун”:
      Киилгән уһаһад суух чигн / Килмҗтәл ээҗм сангдна
      Kiilgän uğağad suux çign / Kilmjtäl eejm sangdna
      Although I am sitting washing my shirt / My caring mother comes to mind
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  • мини (mini, my, first-person singular possessive determiner)

See also

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Kyrgyz

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Suffix

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(-m)

  1. First-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession in words ending in a consonant.
    чие (ciye, cherry) + ‎ (-m) → ‎чием (ciyem, my cherry)

Usage notes

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  • It's used only when the word ends in a vowel. It may change into "-ым", "-им", "-ум", and "-үм" according to the last vowel of the word. (possession suffix)
    кийим (kiyim) + ‎ (-m) → ‎кийимим (kiyimim) (the last vowel is "e" or "i")
    кол (kol) + ‎ (-m) → ‎колум (kolum) (the last vowel is "o" or "u")
    үй (üy) + ‎ (-m) → ‎үйүм (üyüm) (the last vowel is "ö" or "ü")

Mongolian

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Suffix

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(-m) (Mongolian spelling (m) or ᠮ᠎ᠠ (m-a))

  1. Seldom used suffix which forms nouns out of verbs

Derived terms

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Northern Mansi

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Etymology

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Compare Hungarian -m.

Suffix

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(-m)

  1. first-person singular possessive suffix
    колумkolummy house