-uza

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan -uðan, from Proto-Riyanic *-uḏánă, from Proto-Hirdic *-udhánəs, from Proto-Laenkean *-udʱánas.

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /-yza/, [-yzɑ]

Suffix

-uza

1. forms branches of learning: -logy

   sair (“bird”) + -uza → saiduza (“ornithology”)

Derived terms

• fyluza (“geography”)
• laguza (“psychology”)
• rímuza (“biology”)
• saiduza (“ornithology”)