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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Close enough, but not closest. I would say "Bearie" is closer. You wouldn't call an actual bear "bearlike" but you might name it "Bearie".

I didn't say "mainen" and "kainen" are dissimilar, but they ARE different. By about the same amount as the difference between doglike/doggy and doggie.