ayükay

/ajykaj/ · plural ayükayla

(n.) little bear, bear cub (endear.) — Used affectionately of a child, as in bizni ayükay "our little bear". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as affectionate.

bizni ayükay! — our little bear!
Ayükay, beri kel! — Little bear, come here!
Ayükay, sen ne etese? — Little bear, what are you doing?

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of ayükay, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	ayükaythe little bear	ayükayımmy little bear	ayükayıŋyour little bear	ayükayıhis little bear	ayükayıbızour little bear	ayükayığızyou all's little bear	ayükaylarıtheir little bears
Genitive	ayükaynıthe little bear's	ayükayımımy little bear's	ayükayıŋıyour little bear's	ayükayınıhis little bear's	ayükayıbıznıour little bear's	ayükayığıznıyou all's little bear's	ayükaylarınıtheir little bears'
Accusative	ayükaynıthe little bear (as the object)	ayükayımımy little bear (as the object)	ayükayıŋıyour little bear (as the object)	ayükayınhis little bear (as the object)	ayükayıbıznıour little bear (as the object)	ayükayığıznıyou all's little bear (as the object)	ayükaylarıntheir little bears (as the object)
Dative	ayükayğato the little bear	ayükayımato my little bear	ayükayıŋato your little bear	ayükayınato his little bear	ayükayıbızğato our little bear	ayükayığızğato you all's little bear	ayükaylarınato their little bears
Locative	ayükaydain / at the little bear	ayükayımdain / at my little bear	ayükayıŋdain / at your little bear	ayükayındain / at his little bear	ayükayıbızdain / at our little bear	ayükayığızdain / at you all's little bear	ayükaylarındain / at their little bears
Ablative	ayükaydanfrom the little bear	ayükayımdanfrom my little bear	ayükayıŋdanfrom your little bear	ayükayındanfrom his little bear	ayükayıbızdanfrom our little bear	ayükayığızdanfrom you all's little bear	ayükaylarındanfrom their little bears

Plural

Plural — cases of ayükay, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	ayükaylathe little bears	ayükaylarımmy little bears	ayükaylarıŋyour little bears	ayükaylarıhis little bears	ayükaylarıbızour little bears	ayükaylarığızyou all's little bears	ayükaylarıtheir little bears
Genitive	ayükaylanıthe little bears'	ayükaylarımımy little bears'	ayükaylarıŋıyour little bears'	ayükaylarınıhis little bears'	ayükaylarıbıznıour little bears'	ayükaylarığıznıyou all's little bears'	ayükaylarınıtheir little bears'
Accusative	ayükaylanıthe little bears (as the object)	ayükaylarımımy little bears (as the object)	ayükaylarıŋıyour little bears (as the object)	ayükaylarınhis little bears (as the object)	ayükaylarıbıznıour little bears (as the object)	ayükaylarığıznıyou all's little bears (as the object)	ayükaylarıntheir little bears (as the object)
Dative	ayükaylağato the little bears	ayükaylarımato my little bears	ayükaylarıŋato your little bears	ayükaylarınato his little bears	ayükaylarıbızğato our little bears	ayükaylarığızğato you all's little bears	ayükaylarınato their little bears
Locative	ayükayladain / at the little bears	ayükaylarımdain / at my little bears	ayükaylarıŋdain / at your little bears	ayükaylarındain / at his little bears	ayükaylarıbızdain / at our little bears	ayükaylarığızdain / at you all's little bears	ayükaylarındain / at their little bears
Ablative	ayükayladanfrom the little bears	ayükaylarımdanfrom my little bears	ayükaylarıŋdanfrom your little bears	ayükaylarındanfrom his little bears	ayükaylarıbızdanfrom our little bears	ayükaylarığızdanfrom you all's little bears	ayükaylarındanfrom their little bears

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayükayları can mean "his / her little bears", "their little bear", or "their little bears" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.