-tjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -tje.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki/, [ci]
Homophones: -jie, -kie

Suffix

-tjie (plural -tjies)

Alternative form of -ie: Forms the diminutive of nouns ending in a vowel, and in -l, -n, -r without a preceding stressed short vowel

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