abınçaq
/abɯntʃaq/
prone to stumbling, often tripping (especially of a horse); clumsy — Common with at: abınçaq at is a horse that keeps stumbling. Guzeev 1996–2005 marks it colloquial Karachay and gives abınıwuq as its equivalent.
- abınçaq at — a horse that often stumbles
- bu at abınçaqdı — this horse is prone to stumbling
- abınçaq atha minme — don't ride a stumbling horse
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | abınçaqmaI am prone to stumbling | abınçaqsayou are prone to stumbling | abınçaqdıhe is prone to stumbling | abınçaqbızwe are prone to stumbling | abınçaqsızyou all are prone to stumbling | abınçaqdılathey are prone to stumbling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden abınçaqdı — "compared to me, he is prone to stumbling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki abınçaqdımine is prone to stumbling | seniki abınçaqdıyours is prone to stumbling | anıqı abınçaqdıhis is prone to stumbling | bizniki abınçaqdıours is prone to stumbling | sizniki abınçaqdıyours (pl.) is prone to stumbling | alanıqı abınçaqdıtheirs is prone to stumbling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile abınçaqdılamine are prone to stumbling | senikile abınçaqdılayours are prone to stumbling | anıqıla abınçaqdılahis are prone to stumbling | biznikile abınçaqdılaours are prone to stumbling | siznikile abınçaqdılayours (pl.) are prone to stumbling | alanıqıla abınçaqdılatheirs are prone to stumbling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu abınçaqdı, bıla abınçaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".