çilleayaq
/tʃilleajaq/
thin-legged, spindly-legged, long-legged — Used of long-legged birds such as storks and cranes. Said of a person, it is disparaging.
- çilleayaq quş — a long-legged bird
- ol çilleayaq jaş kimdi? — who is that spindly-legged boy?
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | çilleayaqmaI am thin-legged | çilleayaqsayou are thin-legged | çilleayaqdıhe is thin-legged | çilleayaqbızwe are thin-legged | çilleayaqsızyou all are thin-legged | çilleayaqdılathey are thin-legged |
| comparative — more | çilleayağıraqmaI am more thin-legged | çilleayağıraqsayou are more thin-legged | çilleayağıraqdıhe is more thin-legged | çilleayağıraqbızwe are more thin-legged | çilleayağıraqsızyou all are more thin-legged | çilleayağıraqdılathey are more thin-legged |
| intensifier — very | bek çilleayaqmaI am very thin-legged | bek çilleayaqsayou are very thin-legged | bek çilleayaqdıhe is very thin-legged | bek çilleayaqbızwe are very thin-legged | bek çilleayaqsızyou all are very thin-legged | bek çilleayaqdılathey are very thin-legged |
| superlative — most | em çilleayaqmaI am the most thin-legged | em çilleayaqsayou are the most thin-legged | em çilleayaqdıhe is the most thin-legged | em çilleayaqbızwe are the most thin-legged | em çilleayaqsızyou all are the most thin-legged | em çilleayaqdılathey are the most thin-legged |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çilleayaqdı — "compared to me, he is thin-legged."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çilleayaqdımine is thin-legged | seniki çilleayaqdıyours is thin-legged | anıqı çilleayaqdıhis is thin-legged | bizniki çilleayaqdıours is thin-legged | sizniki çilleayaqdıyours (pl.) is thin-legged | alanıqı çilleayaqdıtheirs is thin-legged |
| comparative — more | meniki çilleayağıraqdımine is more thin-legged | seniki çilleayağıraqdıyours is more thin-legged | anıqı çilleayağıraqdıhis is more thin-legged | bizniki çilleayağıraqdıours is more thin-legged | sizniki çilleayağıraqdıyours (pl.) is more thin-legged | alanıqı çilleayağıraqdıtheirs is more thin-legged |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek çilleayaqdımine is very thin-legged | seniki bek çilleayaqdıyours is very thin-legged | anıqı bek çilleayaqdıhis is very thin-legged | bizniki bek çilleayaqdıours is very thin-legged | sizniki bek çilleayaqdıyours (pl.) is very thin-legged | alanıqı bek çilleayaqdıtheirs is very thin-legged |
| superlative — most | meniki em çilleayaqdımine is the most thin-legged | seniki em çilleayaqdıyours is the most thin-legged | anıqı em çilleayaqdıhis is the most thin-legged | bizniki em çilleayaqdıours is the most thin-legged | sizniki em çilleayaqdıyours (pl.) is the most thin-legged | alanıqı em çilleayaqdıtheirs is the most thin-legged |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çilleayaqdılamine are thin-legged | senikile çilleayaqdılayours are thin-legged | anıqıla çilleayaqdılahis are thin-legged | biznikile çilleayaqdılaours are thin-legged | siznikile çilleayaqdılayours (pl.) are thin-legged | alanıqıla çilleayaqdılatheirs are thin-legged |
| comparative — more | menikile çilleayağıraqdılamine are more thin-legged | senikile çilleayağıraqdılayours are more thin-legged | anıqıla çilleayağıraqdılahis are more thin-legged | biznikile çilleayağıraqdılaours are more thin-legged | siznikile çilleayağıraqdılayours (pl.) are more thin-legged | alanıqıla çilleayağıraqdılatheirs are more thin-legged |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek çilleayaqdılamine are very thin-legged | senikile bek çilleayaqdılayours are very thin-legged | anıqıla bek çilleayaqdılahis are very thin-legged | biznikile bek çilleayaqdılaours are very thin-legged | siznikile bek çilleayaqdılayours (pl.) are very thin-legged | alanıqıla bek çilleayaqdılatheirs are very thin-legged |
| superlative — most | menikile em çilleayaqdılamine are the most thin-legged | senikile em çilleayaqdılayours are the most thin-legged | anıqıla em çilleayaqdılahis are the most thin-legged | biznikile em çilleayaqdılaours are the most thin-legged | siznikile em çilleayaqdılayours (pl.) are the most thin-legged | alanıqıla em çilleayaqdılatheirs are the most thin-legged |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çilleayaqdı, bıla çilleayaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".