-jaŗ

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan -jaŗ, from Proto-Riyanic *-jăḡă, from Proto-Hirdic *-jəŋjəs, from Proto-Laenkean *-jVŋjæ (diminutive). Though the Proto-Laenkean form has a flexible vowel, the productive diminutive suffix passed down to Riyan fossilized with the vowel /a/.

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /-jaɣ/, [-jɑwˤ]

Suffix

-jaŗ

1. (diminutive) used to form nouns that are considered smaller or cuter

   fúnt + -jaŗ → fúnţaŗ

Derived terms

• amjaŗ (“cum, semen”)
• fúnţaŗ (“semen”)
• mişaŗ (“kitten”)
• nívjaŗ (“puppy”)
• şaorţaŗ (“lion's mane mushroom”)