awuz
/awuz/
Definitions
1. mouth
- awuzungu aç — open your mouth
- awuz içi — the inside of the mouth
- atnı awuzun tartarğa — to rein in the horse
2. gorge, valley
- teberdi awuz — the Teberda valley
- özen awuz — a narrow gorge
- awuzda jaşaydıla — they live in the gorge
3. opening, neck, mouth of a vessel or a shaft
- şışanı awuzu — the neck of the bottle
- peçni awuzu — the mouth of the stove
- şahtanı awuzu — the mouth of the mine
4. mouth of a river, an estuary
- suwnu awuzu — the mouth of the river
- suw awuz — the flood plain of a river
- awuzda suw köbdü — there is much water at the river mouth
5. muzzle of a gun
- tobnu awuzu — the muzzle of the cannon
- sawutnu awuzu — the muzzle of the weapon
- awuzu kengdi — its bore is wide
6. word, speech, what one says
- awuzdan buyruq — an order given by word of mouth
- awuzdan awuzğa — from mouth to mouth
- bir awuz söz — a single word
7. blade, cutting edge
- bıçaqnı awuzu — the blade of the knife
- awuzu ötdü — its edge is sharp
- balpanı awuzu — the edge of the axe
8. tune, melody
- awuz qobuz — a mouth organ
- awuz bla tartarğa — to carry the tune with the voice
- jırnı awuzu — the tune of the song
Related
awuzluhavingsharp-tongued, quick and forceful in speech; keen-edged, having a cutting edge
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 31).Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | awuzthe mouth | awuzlathe mouths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | awuznuthe mouth's | awuzlanıthe mouths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | awuznuthe mouth (as the object) | awuzlanıthe mouths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | awuzğato the mouth | awuzlağato the mouths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | awuzdaat / in the mouth | awuzladaat / in the mouths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | awuzdanfrom the mouth | awuzladanfrom the mouths | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | awuzummy mouth | awuzlarımmy mouths |
| your | awuzungyour mouth | awuzlarıngyour mouths |
| his / her | awuzuhis / her mouth | awuzlarıhis / her mouths |
| our | awuzubuzour mouth | awuzlarıbızour mouths |
| you all's | awuzuğuzyou all's mouth | awuzlarığızyou all's mouths |
| their | awuzlarıtheir mouth | awuzlarıtheir mouths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awuzları can mean "his / her mouths", "their mouth", or "their mouths" — context decides.