-jaŗ

Riyan

Alternative forms

• -ja

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 (“seed”) + -jaŗ → fúnțaŗ (“semen”)

   nív (“dog”) + -jaŗ → nívjaŗ (“puppy”)

Derived terms

• amjaŗ (“cum, semen”)
• firjaŗ (“pencil”)
• fíerjaŗ (“chalk”)
• fúnțaŗ (“semen”)
• istaŗ (“chemical”)
• mișaŗ (“kitten”)
• nívjaŗ (“puppy”)
• píșaŗ (“favour, kind deed”)
• șaorțaŗ (“lion's mane mushroom”)
• șefțaŗ (“sandwich”)

Translations

Showdiminutive suffix

Laefevian: -enj Radestrian: -ai