balawuz
/balawuz/ · plural balawuzla
1. beeswax, wax — The substance bees make to build honeycombs; also similar waxy substances of plants. Before another noun it means made of wax or waxen; balawuz betli means waxen, pale in color.
- balawuz betli — wax-faced, pale
- balawuzça jumuşaq — soft as wax
- balawuzça ağarırğa — to turn pale as wax
- bal çibinle balawuzğa basınŋandıla — the bees have swarmed onto the wax
- polğa balawuz jağarğa — to wax the floor
2. resin — Especially the sticky resin that comes out of conifers such as pine: naratnı balawuzu means pine resin.
- naratnı balawuzu — the resin of the pine
- terekden balawuz çığadı — resin comes out of the tree
- balawuz qolğa jabışadı — the resin sticks to the hand
- balawuz iyis etgen tomurowlağa qaraydı — looks at the logs smelling of resin
- terekni balawuzu — the resin of the tree
Expressions
- balın emib, balawuzun atarğa — use up and discard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balawuzthe beeswax | balawuzummy beeswax | balawuzuŋyour beeswax | balawuzuhis beeswax | balawuzubuzour beeswax | balawuzuğuzyou all's beeswax | balawuzlarıtheir beeswaxes |
| Genitive | balawuznuthe beeswax's | balawuzumumy beeswax's | balawuzuŋuyour beeswax's | balawuzunuhis beeswax's | balawuzubuznuour beeswax's | balawuzuğuznuyou all's beeswax's | balawuzlarınıtheir beeswaxes' |
| Accusative | balawuznuthe beeswax (as the object) | balawuzumumy beeswax (as the object) | balawuzuŋuyour beeswax (as the object) | balawuzunhis beeswax (as the object) | balawuzubuznuour beeswax (as the object) | balawuzuğuznuyou all's beeswax (as the object) | balawuzlarıntheir beeswaxes (as the object) |
| Dative | balawuzğato the beeswax | balawuzumato my beeswax | balawuzuŋato your beeswax | balawuzunato his beeswax | balawuzubuzğato our beeswax | balawuzuğuzğato you all's beeswax | balawuzlarınato their beeswaxes |
| Locative | balawuzdain / at the beeswax | balawuzumdain / at my beeswax | balawuzuŋdain / at your beeswax | balawuzundain / at his beeswax | balawuzubuzdain / at our beeswax | balawuzuğuzdain / at you all's beeswax | balawuzlarındain / at their beeswaxes |
| Ablative | balawuzdanfrom the beeswax | balawuzumdanfrom my beeswax | balawuzuŋdanfrom your beeswax | balawuzundanfrom his beeswax | balawuzubuzdanfrom our beeswax | balawuzuğuzdanfrom you all's beeswax | balawuzlarındanfrom their beeswaxes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balawuzlathe beeswaxes | balawuzlarımmy beeswaxes | balawuzlarıŋyour beeswaxes | balawuzlarıhis beeswaxes | balawuzlarıbızour beeswaxes | balawuzlarığızyou all's beeswaxes | balawuzlarıtheir beeswaxes |
| Genitive | balawuzlanıthe beeswaxes' | balawuzlarımımy beeswaxes' | balawuzlarıŋıyour beeswaxes' | balawuzlarınıhis beeswaxes' | balawuzlarıbıznıour beeswaxes' | balawuzlarığıznıyou all's beeswaxes' | balawuzlarınıtheir beeswaxes' |
| Accusative | balawuzlanıthe beeswaxes (as the object) | balawuzlarımımy beeswaxes (as the object) | balawuzlarıŋıyour beeswaxes (as the object) | balawuzlarınhis beeswaxes (as the object) | balawuzlarıbıznıour beeswaxes (as the object) | balawuzlarığıznıyou all's beeswaxes (as the object) | balawuzlarıntheir beeswaxes (as the object) |
| Dative | balawuzlağato the beeswaxes | balawuzlarımato my beeswaxes | balawuzlarıŋato your beeswaxes | balawuzlarınato his beeswaxes | balawuzlarıbızğato our beeswaxes | balawuzlarığızğato you all's beeswaxes | balawuzlarınato their beeswaxes |
| Locative | balawuzladain / at the beeswaxes | balawuzlarımdain / at my beeswaxes | balawuzlarıŋdain / at your beeswaxes | balawuzlarındain / at his beeswaxes | balawuzlarıbızdain / at our beeswaxes | balawuzlarığızdain / at you all's beeswaxes | balawuzlarındain / at their beeswaxes |
| Ablative | balawuzladanfrom the beeswaxes | balawuzlarımdanfrom my beeswaxes | balawuzlarıŋdanfrom your beeswaxes | balawuzlarındanfrom his beeswaxes | balawuzlarıbızdanfrom our beeswaxes | balawuzlarığızdanfrom you all's beeswaxes | balawuzlarındanfrom their beeswaxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balawuzları can mean "his / her beeswaxes", "their beeswax", or "their beeswaxes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.