bazuk
/bazuk/ · plural bazukla
foreleg bone above the knee, radius (of a sheep or other livestock) — Breaking this bone with the bare hands (bazuk tartarğa) was a traditional contest of strength at feasts.
- qoynu bazugu — a sheep's foreleg bone
- bazuk baş — the head of the radius
- bazuk tartarğa — to compete at breaking the foreleg bone
- bazuk tarta turadıla — they are competing at breaking the foreleg bone
- bazınmağan bazuk sındırmaz — one who does not dare will not break the foreleg bone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bazukthe bone | bazugummy bone | bazuguŋyour bone | bazuguhis bone | bazugubuzour bone | bazuguğuzyou all's bone | bazuklarıtheir bones |
| Genitive | bazuknuthe bone's | bazugumumy bone's | bazuguŋuyour bone's | bazugunuhis bone's | bazugubuznuour bone's | bazuguğuznuyou all's bone's | bazuklarınıtheir bones' |
| Accusative | bazuknuthe bone (as the object) | bazugumumy bone (as the object) | bazuguŋuyour bone (as the object) | bazugunhis bone (as the object) | bazugubuznuour bone (as the object) | bazuguğuznuyou all's bone (as the object) | bazuklarıntheir bones (as the object) |
| Dative | bazukgato the bone | bazugumato my bone | bazuguŋato your bone | bazugunato his bone | bazugubuzğato our bone | bazuguğuzğato you all's bone | bazuklarınato their bones |
| Locative | bazukdain / at the bone | bazugumdain / at my bone | bazuguŋdain / at your bone | bazugundain / at his bone | bazugubuzdain / at our bone | bazuguğuzdain / at you all's bone | bazuklarındain / at their bones |
| Ablative | bazukdanfrom the bone | bazugumdanfrom my bone | bazuguŋdanfrom your bone | bazugundanfrom his bone | bazugubuzdanfrom our bone | bazuguğuzdanfrom you all's bone | bazuklarındanfrom their bones |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bazuklathe bones | bazuklarımmy bones | bazuklarıŋyour bones | bazuklarıhis bones | bazuklarıbızour bones | bazuklarığızyou all's bones | bazuklarıtheir bones |
| Genitive | bazuklanıthe bones' | bazuklarımımy bones' | bazuklarıŋıyour bones' | bazuklarınıhis bones' | bazuklarıbıznıour bones' | bazuklarığıznıyou all's bones' | bazuklarınıtheir bones' |
| Accusative | bazuklanıthe bones (as the object) | bazuklarımımy bones (as the object) | bazuklarıŋıyour bones (as the object) | bazuklarınhis bones (as the object) | bazuklarıbıznıour bones (as the object) | bazuklarığıznıyou all's bones (as the object) | bazuklarıntheir bones (as the object) |
| Dative | bazuklağato the bones | bazuklarımato my bones | bazuklarıŋato your bones | bazuklarınato his bones | bazuklarıbızğato our bones | bazuklarığızğato you all's bones | bazuklarınato their bones |
| Locative | bazukladain / at the bones | bazuklarımdain / at my bones | bazuklarıŋdain / at your bones | bazuklarındain / at his bones | bazuklarıbızdain / at our bones | bazuklarığızdain / at you all's bones | bazuklarındain / at their bones |
| Ablative | bazukladanfrom the bones | bazuklarımdanfrom my bones | bazuklarıŋdanfrom your bones | bazuklarındanfrom his bones | bazuklarıbızdanfrom our bones | bazuklarığızdanfrom you all's bones | bazuklarındanfrom their bones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bazukları can mean "his / her bones", "their bone", or "their bones" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.