çurum
/tʃurum/
1. reason, cause, occasion
- nizamsızlıqnı çurumu — the cause of the disorder
- çurumnu bilirge süeme — I want to know the reason
- ol çurum bla barmadım — I did not go for that reason
- ne çurum bla kelgense? — for what reason have you come?
- ne çurum bla tıyğanların aŋılatmadıla — they did not explain for what reason they held us
2. pretext, excuse — çurum tabarğa means find a pretext. çurum izlerge means look for a pretext or find fault, and bir çurum bla barırğa means go somewhere on some pretext.
- çurum tabarğa — to find a pretext
- ol har zamanda çurum tabadı — he always finds an excuse
- bir çurum bla barırğa — to go on some pretext
- bir çurum bla ketdi — he left on some pretext
- çurum izleb aylanadı — he goes about looking for a pretext
- molla çurum tabar — the mullah will find an excuse
3. obstacle, hindrance — çurumla etib tururğa means keep creating obstacles.
- işde çurum çıqdı — a hindrance came up in the work
- çurumla etib tururğa — to keep putting obstacles in the way
- haman çurum çığıb baradı — some hindrance always keeps coming up
4. delay, holdup — çurum salıb turmay means without delay. çurum izlerge can also mean drag out or hold up a matter.
- çurum salmay kel — come without delay
- çurum salıb turmay — without any delay
5. custom, tradition — Used in phrases such as toynu çurumları, the customs of a wedding. one source
- toynu çurumları — the customs of the wedding
- jaŋı çurum — a new custom
Expressions
- eçkiçi çurum — flimsy excuse