çubur
/tʃubur/
1. short, stumpy, docked, cut short — Often used of clothing (a short fur coat, short trousers), a docked tail or a clipped mustache.
- çubur ton — a short fur coat
- çubur çepken — a short cherkeska coat
- çubur pijak — a short jacket
- könçegi çubur edi — his trousers were short
- çubur tonlu qart kişi — an old man in a short fur coat
- çubur bolurğa — to become short
2. short, closely, briefly — Usually describes hair, a tail or a mustache cut or clipped short.
- çubur kesdi — he cut it short
- çubur keserge — to cut something short
- çubur qırqılğan mıyıqla — closely clipped mustaches
3. tailless, with a docked tail
- çubur it — a tailless dog
- çubur qoy — a sheep with a docked tail
- anı quyruğu çuburdu — its tail is docked
- çubur malnı çibin aşar — flies will eat a tailless beast
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | çuburshort |
| comparative — more | çubururaqshorter |
| intensifier — very | bek çuburvery short |
| superlative — most | em çuburthe shortest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki çuburdumine is short | seniki çuburduyours is short | anıqı çuburduhis is short | bizniki çuburduours is short | sizniki çuburduyours (pl.) is short | alanıqı çuburdutheirs is short |
| comparative — more | meniki çubururaqdımine is shorter | seniki çubururaqdıyours is shorter | anıqı çubururaqdıhis is shorter | bizniki çubururaqdıours is shorter | sizniki çubururaqdıyours (pl.) is shorter | alanıqı çubururaqdıtheirs is shorter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek çuburdumine is very short | seniki bek çuburduyours is very short | anıqı bek çuburduhis is very short | bizniki bek çuburduours is very short | sizniki bek çuburduyours (pl.) is very short | alanıqı bek çuburdutheirs is very short |
| superlative — most | meniki em çuburdumine is the shortest | seniki em çuburduyours is the shortest | anıqı em çuburduhis is the shortest | bizniki em çuburduours is the shortest | sizniki em çuburduyours (pl.) is the shortest | alanıqı em çuburdutheirs is the shortest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile çuburdulamine are short | senikile çuburdulayours are short | anıqıla çuburdulahis are short | biznikile çuburdulaours are short | siznikile çuburdulayours (pl.) are short | alanıqıla çuburdulatheirs are short |
| comparative — more | menikile çubururaqdılamine are shorter | senikile çubururaqdılayours are shorter | anıqıla çubururaqdılahis are shorter | biznikile çubururaqdılaours are shorter | siznikile çubururaqdılayours (pl.) are shorter | alanıqıla çubururaqdılatheirs are shorter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek çuburdulamine are very short | senikile bek çuburdulayours are very short | anıqıla bek çuburdulahis are very short | biznikile bek çuburdulaours are very short | siznikile bek çuburdulayours (pl.) are very short | alanıqıla bek çuburdulatheirs are very short |
| superlative — most | menikile em çuburdulamine are the shortest | senikile em çuburdulayours are the shortest | anıqıla em çuburdulahis are the shortest | biznikile em çuburdulaours are the shortest | siznikile em çuburdulayours (pl.) are the shortest | alanıqıla em çuburdulatheirs are the shortest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu çuburdu, bıla çuburdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".