çahtana
/tʃaxtana/ · plural çahtanala
outhouse, lavatory, toilet — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as Karachay and archaic. Guzeev 1996–2005 explains it with ayaq jol.
- çahtanağa ketdi — went to the outhouse
- çahtana arbaznı artındadı — the outhouse is at the back of the yard
- qumğannı alıb, çahtanağa bardı — took the jug and went to the outhouse
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çahtanathe outhouse | çahtanammy outhouse | çahtanaŋyour outhouse | çahtanasıhis outhouse | çahtanabızour outhouse | çahtanağızyou all's outhouse | çahtanalarıtheir outhouses |
| Genitive | çahtananıthe outhouse's | çahtanamımy outhouse's | çahtanaŋıyour outhouse's | çahtanasınıhis outhouse's | çahtanabıznıour outhouse's | çahtanağıznıyou all's outhouse's | çahtanalarınıtheir outhouses' |
| Accusative | çahtananıthe outhouse (as the object) | çahtanamımy outhouse (as the object) | çahtanaŋıyour outhouse (as the object) | çahtanasınhis outhouse (as the object) | çahtanabıznıour outhouse (as the object) | çahtanağıznıyou all's outhouse (as the object) | çahtanalarıntheir outhouses (as the object) |
| Dative | çahtanağato the outhouse | çahtanamato my outhouse | çahtanaŋato your outhouse | çahtanasınato his outhouse | çahtanabızğato our outhouse | çahtanağızğato you all's outhouse | çahtanalarınato their outhouses |
| Locative | çahtanadain / at the outhouse | çahtanamdain / at my outhouse | çahtanaŋdain / at your outhouse | çahtanasındain / at his outhouse | çahtanabızdain / at our outhouse | çahtanağızdain / at you all's outhouse | çahtanalarındain / at their outhouses |
| Ablative | çahtanadanfrom the outhouse | çahtanamdanfrom my outhouse | çahtanaŋdanfrom your outhouse | çahtanasındanfrom his outhouse | çahtanabızdanfrom our outhouse | çahtanağızdanfrom you all's outhouse | çahtanalarındanfrom their outhouses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | çahtanalathe outhouses | çahtanalarımmy outhouses | çahtanalarıŋyour outhouses | çahtanalarıhis outhouses | çahtanalarıbızour outhouses | çahtanalarığızyou all's outhouses | çahtanalarıtheir outhouses |
| Genitive | çahtanalanıthe outhouses' | çahtanalarımımy outhouses' | çahtanalarıŋıyour outhouses' | çahtanalarınıhis outhouses' | çahtanalarıbıznıour outhouses' | çahtanalarığıznıyou all's outhouses' | çahtanalarınıtheir outhouses' |
| Accusative | çahtanalanıthe outhouses (as the object) | çahtanalarımımy outhouses (as the object) | çahtanalarıŋıyour outhouses (as the object) | çahtanalarınhis outhouses (as the object) | çahtanalarıbıznıour outhouses (as the object) | çahtanalarığıznıyou all's outhouses (as the object) | çahtanalarıntheir outhouses (as the object) |
| Dative | çahtanalağato the outhouses | çahtanalarımato my outhouses | çahtanalarıŋato your outhouses | çahtanalarınato his outhouses | çahtanalarıbızğato our outhouses | çahtanalarığızğato you all's outhouses | çahtanalarınato their outhouses |
| Locative | çahtanaladain / at the outhouses | çahtanalarımdain / at my outhouses | çahtanalarıŋdain / at your outhouses | çahtanalarındain / at his outhouses | çahtanalarıbızdain / at our outhouses | çahtanalarığızdain / at you all's outhouses | çahtanalarındain / at their outhouses |
| Ablative | çahtanaladanfrom the outhouses | çahtanalarımdanfrom my outhouses | çahtanalarıŋdanfrom your outhouses | çahtanalarındanfrom his outhouses | çahtanalarıbızdanfrom our outhouses | çahtanalarığızdanfrom you all's outhouses | çahtanalarındanfrom their outhouses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çahtanaları can mean "his / her outhouses", "their outhouse", or "their outhouses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.