-ла suffix as a diminutive in Russian?
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learn_russianWhat is the origin of using -ла to make a diminutive? My grandmother applies this to words sometimes, but I'm not sure if it's чистый русский or influenced from Yiddish. I can only think of a few examples.
1. Googie (Гуги) is my cousin. Grandmother sometimes calls her Googala (Гугала).
2. Sometimes you can call a sluggish person a pączkala (пончкала) in a friendly way.
1. Googie (Гуги) is my cousin. Grandmother sometimes calls her Googala (Гугала).
2. Sometimes you can call a sluggish person a pączkala (пончкала) in a friendly way.
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