English suffix

-ish

approximative / pejorative · relational adjective

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N · ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ish

childish
like a child (pejorative)
child+-ish
yellowish
somewhat yellow
yellow+-ish

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ish

    French

    • -âtre
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -in
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

    • -सा
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Telugu

    Tamil