-jaŗ

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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

Suffix

-jaŗ

  1. (diminutive) used to form nouns that are considered smaller or cuter
    fúnt + -jaŗfúnţaŗ