baw
/baw/
Definitions
1. tie, strap, cord, binding, lace, ribbon
- kiyimni bawun ariw bayladı — he tied the cord of the garment neatly
- baw küçlü bolsa jük tüşmez — if the strap is strong the load will not fall
- atnı bawun bek qatı tutdu — he held the horse's tether very tightly
2. barn, cattle pen, stall, livestock enclosure
- qoylanı bawğa kirdirdile qışda — they brought the sheep into the shelter barn in winter
- baw içi jılı bolur — the inside of the barn is warm
- bawnu taza tuthan qoyçu mahtaladı — the shepherd keeping the pen clean is praised
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 120).Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bawthe tie | bawlathe ties | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bawnuthe tie's | bawlanıthe ties' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bawnuthe tie (as the object) | bawlanıthe ties (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bawğato the tie | bawlağato the ties | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bawdaat / in the tie | bawladaat / in the ties | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bawdanfrom the tie | bawladanfrom the ties | 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 | bawummy tie | bawlarımmy ties |
| your | bawungyour tie | bawlarıngyour ties |
| his / her | bawuhis / her tie | bawlarıhis / her ties |
| our | bawubuzour tie | bawlarıbızour ties |
| you all's | bawuğuzyou all's tie | bawlarığızyou all's ties |
| their | bawlarıtheir tie | bawlarıtheir ties |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bawları can mean "his / her ties", "their tie", or "their ties" — context decides.