ürkek
/yrkek/
easily frightened, skittish, shy — Said mainly of livestock, especially horses and sheep.
- ürkek at — a skittish horse
- ürkek qoy — a skittish sheep
- ürkek teke — a skittish billy goat
- bu at bek ürkekdi — this horse is very skittish
- ürkek qoy sürüwden çartladı — the skittish sheep bolted from the flock
- qorqaqnı malı ürkek bolur — a coward's livestock will be skittish
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki ürkekdimine is skittish | seniki ürkekdiyours is skittish | anıqı ürkekdihis is skittish | bizniki ürkekdiours is skittish | sizniki ürkekdiyours (pl.) is skittish | alanıqı ürkekditheirs is skittish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile ürkekdilemine are skittish | senikile ürkekdileyours are skittish | anıqıla ürkekdilehis are skittish | biznikile ürkekdileours are skittish | siznikile ürkekdileyours (pl.) are skittish | alanıqıla ürkekdiletheirs are skittish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu ürkekdi, bıla ürkekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".