-rik

-rik

K'iche'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɻiːkʰ/

Suffix

-rik

1. Forms causative verbs from adjectives

   nuch’ (“small”) → nuch’arik (“to shrink”)

   pay (“stupid”) → payirik (“to become stupid”)

2. Forms causative verbs from nouns

   oyowal (“anger”) → oyowarik (“to get angry”)

   che’ (“tree, wood”) → che’rik (“to stiffen”)

3. (uncommon) Forms verbs from verbs

   poq’ik (“to grow in number”) → poq’orik (“to multiply”)

   q’aq’aj (“to heat”) → q’aq’arik (“to have a feaver”)

References

• Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary