aylanjük
/ajlandʒyk/ · plural aylanjükle
1. spinning top, whirligig — Used in comparisons with kibik: aylanjük kibik aylanıb turma "don't keep spinning around like a top".
- aylanjük aylanadı — the top spins
- sabiyni aylanjügü — the child's spinning top
- jaşçıq aylanjük aldı — the little boy got a spinning top
- aylanjük kibik aylanıb turma — don't keep spinning around like a top
2. propeller or screw of an aircraft or ship one source
- kemeni aylanjügü — the propeller of the ship
- ullu aylanjük — a big propeller
- aylanjük buruladı — the propeller turns
- aylanjük tohtadı — the propeller stopped
3. fan one source
- aylanjük hawanı salqın etedi — the fan cools the air
4. someone who wanders about idly; idler, wanderer, gadabout — Nevruz 1991 gives the example ol aylanjüknü biridi "he is one of those idlers". one source
- ol bir aylanjükdü — he is a gadabout
- ol aylanjüknü biridi — he is one of those idlers
5. charm hung on a pole in an orchard to protect fruit trees from the evil eye — The charm is shaped like a spindle. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 mark this meaning as archaic. one source
- baçhanı aylanjügü — the orchard's charm
- eski aylanjük — an old charm
- baçhada aylanjük tağarğa — to hang a charm in the orchard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aylanjükthe top | aylanjügümmy top | aylanjügüŋyour top | aylanjügühis top | aylanjügübüzour top | aylanjügügüzyou all's top | aylanjükleritheir tops |
| Genitive | aylanjüknüthe top's | aylanjügümümy top's | aylanjügüŋüyour top's | aylanjügünühis top's | aylanjügübüznüour top's | aylanjügügüznüyou all's top's | aylanjüklerinitheir tops' |
| Accusative | aylanjüknüthe top (as the object) | aylanjügümümy top (as the object) | aylanjügüŋüyour top (as the object) | aylanjügünhis top (as the object) | aylanjügübüznüour top (as the object) | aylanjügügüznüyou all's top (as the object) | aylanjüklerintheir tops (as the object) |
| Dative | aylanjükgeto the top | aylanjügümeto my top | aylanjügüŋeto your top | aylanjügüneto his top | aylanjügübüzgeto our top | aylanjügügüzgeto you all's top | aylanjüklerineto their tops |
| Locative | aylanjükdein / at the top | aylanjügümdein / at my top | aylanjügüŋdein / at your top | aylanjügündein / at his top | aylanjügübüzdein / at our top | aylanjügügüzdein / at you all's top | aylanjüklerindein / at their tops |
| Ablative | aylanjükdenfrom the top | aylanjügümdenfrom my top | aylanjügüŋdenfrom your top | aylanjügündenfrom his top | aylanjügübüzdenfrom our top | aylanjügügüzdenfrom you all's top | aylanjüklerindenfrom their tops |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aylanjüklethe tops | aylanjüklerimmy tops | aylanjükleriŋyour tops | aylanjüklerihis tops | aylanjükleribizour tops | aylanjüklerigizyou all's tops | aylanjükleritheir tops |
| Genitive | aylanjüklenithe tops' | aylanjüklerimimy tops' | aylanjükleriŋiyour tops' | aylanjüklerinihis tops' | aylanjükleribizniour tops' | aylanjüklerigizniyou all's tops' | aylanjüklerinitheir tops' |
| Accusative | aylanjüklenithe tops (as the object) | aylanjüklerimimy tops (as the object) | aylanjükleriŋiyour tops (as the object) | aylanjüklerinhis tops (as the object) | aylanjükleribizniour tops (as the object) | aylanjüklerigizniyou all's tops (as the object) | aylanjüklerintheir tops (as the object) |
| Dative | aylanjüklegeto the tops | aylanjüklerimeto my tops | aylanjükleriŋeto your tops | aylanjüklerineto his tops | aylanjükleribizgeto our tops | aylanjüklerigizgeto you all's tops | aylanjüklerineto their tops |
| Locative | aylanjükledein / at the tops | aylanjüklerimdein / at my tops | aylanjükleriŋdein / at your tops | aylanjüklerindein / at his tops | aylanjükleribizdein / at our tops | aylanjüklerigizdein / at you all's tops | aylanjüklerindein / at their tops |
| Ablative | aylanjükledenfrom the tops | aylanjüklerimdenfrom my tops | aylanjükleriŋdenfrom your tops | aylanjüklerindenfrom his tops | aylanjükleribizdenfrom our tops | aylanjüklerigizdenfrom you all's tops | aylanjüklerindenfrom their tops |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: aylanjükleri can mean "his / her tops", "their top", or "their tops" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.