Learn Turkish: Ufacık yavrucuk süt içiyor. - The tiny little baby animal is drinking milk.

The root word is ufak (small). When adding the diminutive suffix -cık to words that end in the letter -k, the -k is usually dropped to make pronunciation easier. So, ufak + -cık becomes ufacık (tiny or very small).

How does the diminutive suffix work in yavrucuk?

The root is yavru, which means a baby animal or offspring. We add the diminutive suffix -cuk to add a sense of endearment or smallness. It uses -cuk instead of -cık because it strictly follows the rules of 4-way vowel harmony based on the final vowel u in yavru.

Does the diminutive suffix in this sentence just mean the things are physically small?

Not exactly! In ufacık, it does emphasize physical smallness ("tiny"). But in yavrucuk, the suffix also adds a strong feeling of affection, cuteness, or sympathy, much like adding "-ie" or "-y" to a word in English (like "sweetie" or "doggy").

Why is it just süt içiyor without an accusative suffix on süt?