THE ROLE OF SUFFIX -AK IN THE FORMATION OF LEXICAL UNITS DENOTING FLORA
In the southern and south-eastern dialects of the Tajik language, various lexical thematic layers are used, one of which is the tokens denoting flora. It should be noted that in the formation of words denoting flora, suffixes play an important role, and in these dialects the suffix -ak is one of the active suffixes. This article analyzes the derivational characteristics of the suffix -ak. It is indicated that, along with the form-building function, it is also widely used in word-formation, by means of which a whole series of words representing flora are formed.The article also discusses the statistics of words formed with its help and their homonymy.