boşawuz
/boʃawuz/ · plural boşawuzla
1. talkative, garrulous; unable to keep a secret — Literally "empty mouth". The explanatory dictionaries describe someone who talks a lot and cannot keep things to themselves: boşawuzğa aythanıŋ da bir elge aythanıŋ da bir, telling a blabbermouth is the same as telling the whole village.
- boşawuz adam — a talkative person
- boşawuz tişirıw — a garrulous woman
- ol bek boşawuzdu — he is very talkative
2. chatterbox, blabbermouth
- boşawuzğa sır aytma — don't tell a secret to a blabbermouth
- bu boşawuz bir da tohtamaydı — this chatterbox never stops
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | boşawuzmaI am talkative | boşawuzsayou are talkative | boşawuzduhe is talkative | boşawuzbuzwe are talkative | boşawuzsuzyou all are talkative | boşawuzdulathey are talkative |
| comparative — more | boşawuzuraqmaI am more talkative | boşawuzuraqsayou are more talkative | boşawuzuraqdıhe is more talkative | boşawuzuraqbızwe are more talkative | boşawuzuraqsızyou all are more talkative | boşawuzuraqdılathey are more talkative |
| intensifier — very | bek boşawuzmaI am very talkative | bek boşawuzsayou are very talkative | bek boşawuzduhe is very talkative | bek boşawuzbuzwe are very talkative | bek boşawuzsuzyou all are very talkative | bek boşawuzdulathey are very talkative |
| superlative — most | em boşawuzmaI am the most talkative | em boşawuzsayou are the most talkative | em boşawuzduhe is the most talkative | em boşawuzbuzwe are the most talkative | em boşawuzsuzyou all are the most talkative | em boşawuzdulathey are the most talkative |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden boşawuzdu — "compared to me, he is talkative."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki boşawuzdumine is talkative | seniki boşawuzduyours is talkative | anıqı boşawuzduhis is talkative | bizniki boşawuzduours is talkative | sizniki boşawuzduyours (pl.) is talkative | alanıqı boşawuzdutheirs is talkative |
| comparative — more | meniki boşawuzuraqdımine is more talkative | seniki boşawuzuraqdıyours is more talkative | anıqı boşawuzuraqdıhis is more talkative | bizniki boşawuzuraqdıours is more talkative | sizniki boşawuzuraqdıyours (pl.) is more talkative | alanıqı boşawuzuraqdıtheirs is more talkative |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek boşawuzdumine is very talkative | seniki bek boşawuzduyours is very talkative | anıqı bek boşawuzduhis is very talkative | bizniki bek boşawuzduours is very talkative | sizniki bek boşawuzduyours (pl.) is very talkative | alanıqı bek boşawuzdutheirs is very talkative |
| superlative — most | meniki em boşawuzdumine is the most talkative | seniki em boşawuzduyours is the most talkative | anıqı em boşawuzduhis is the most talkative | bizniki em boşawuzduours is the most talkative | sizniki em boşawuzduyours (pl.) is the most talkative | alanıqı em boşawuzdutheirs is the most talkative |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile boşawuzdulamine are talkative | senikile boşawuzdulayours are talkative | anıqıla boşawuzdulahis are talkative | biznikile boşawuzdulaours are talkative | siznikile boşawuzdulayours (pl.) are talkative | alanıqıla boşawuzdulatheirs are talkative |
| comparative — more | menikile boşawuzuraqdılamine are more talkative | senikile boşawuzuraqdılayours are more talkative | anıqıla boşawuzuraqdılahis are more talkative | biznikile boşawuzuraqdılaours are more talkative | siznikile boşawuzuraqdılayours (pl.) are more talkative | alanıqıla boşawuzuraqdılatheirs are more talkative |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek boşawuzdulamine are very talkative | senikile bek boşawuzdulayours are very talkative | anıqıla bek boşawuzdulahis are very talkative | biznikile bek boşawuzdulaours are very talkative | siznikile bek boşawuzdulayours (pl.) are very talkative | alanıqıla bek boşawuzdulatheirs are very talkative |
| superlative — most | menikile em boşawuzdulamine are the most talkative | senikile em boşawuzdulayours are the most talkative | anıqıla em boşawuzdulahis are the most talkative | biznikile em boşawuzdulaours are the most talkative | siznikile em boşawuzdulayours (pl.) are the most talkative | alanıqıla em boşawuzdulatheirs are the most talkative |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu boşawuzdu, bıla boşawuzdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | boşawuzthe chatterbox | boşawuzummy chatterbox | boşawuzuŋyour chatterbox | boşawuzuhis chatterbox | boşawuzubuzour chatterbox | boşawuzuğuzyou all's chatterbox | boşawuzlarıtheir chatterboxes |
| Genitive | boşawuznuthe chatterbox's | boşawuzumumy chatterbox's | boşawuzuŋuyour chatterbox's | boşawuzunuhis chatterbox's | boşawuzubuznuour chatterbox's | boşawuzuğuznuyou all's chatterbox's | boşawuzlarınıtheir chatterboxes' |
| Accusative | boşawuznuthe chatterbox (as the object) | boşawuzumumy chatterbox (as the object) | boşawuzuŋuyour chatterbox (as the object) | boşawuzunhis chatterbox (as the object) | boşawuzubuznuour chatterbox (as the object) | boşawuzuğuznuyou all's chatterbox (as the object) | boşawuzlarıntheir chatterboxes (as the object) |
| Dative | boşawuzğato the chatterbox | boşawuzumato my chatterbox | boşawuzuŋato your chatterbox | boşawuzunato his chatterbox | boşawuzubuzğato our chatterbox | boşawuzuğuzğato you all's chatterbox | boşawuzlarınato their chatterboxes |
| Locative | boşawuzdain / at the chatterbox | boşawuzumdain / at my chatterbox | boşawuzuŋdain / at your chatterbox | boşawuzundain / at his chatterbox | boşawuzubuzdain / at our chatterbox | boşawuzuğuzdain / at you all's chatterbox | boşawuzlarındain / at their chatterboxes |
| Ablative | boşawuzdanfrom the chatterbox | boşawuzumdanfrom my chatterbox | boşawuzuŋdanfrom your chatterbox | boşawuzundanfrom his chatterbox | boşawuzubuzdanfrom our chatterbox | boşawuzuğuzdanfrom you all's chatterbox | boşawuzlarındanfrom their chatterboxes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | boşawuzlathe chatterboxes | boşawuzlarımmy chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıŋyour chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıhis chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıbızour chatterboxes | boşawuzlarığızyou all's chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıtheir chatterboxes |
| Genitive | boşawuzlanıthe chatterboxes' | boşawuzlarımımy chatterboxes' | boşawuzlarıŋıyour chatterboxes' | boşawuzlarınıhis chatterboxes' | boşawuzlarıbıznıour chatterboxes' | boşawuzlarığıznıyou all's chatterboxes' | boşawuzlarınıtheir chatterboxes' |
| Accusative | boşawuzlanıthe chatterboxes (as the object) | boşawuzlarımımy chatterboxes (as the object) | boşawuzlarıŋıyour chatterboxes (as the object) | boşawuzlarınhis chatterboxes (as the object) | boşawuzlarıbıznıour chatterboxes (as the object) | boşawuzlarığıznıyou all's chatterboxes (as the object) | boşawuzlarıntheir chatterboxes (as the object) |
| Dative | boşawuzlağato the chatterboxes | boşawuzlarımato my chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıŋato your chatterboxes | boşawuzlarınato his chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıbızğato our chatterboxes | boşawuzlarığızğato you all's chatterboxes | boşawuzlarınato their chatterboxes |
| Locative | boşawuzladain / at the chatterboxes | boşawuzlarımdain / at my chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıŋdain / at your chatterboxes | boşawuzlarındain / at his chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıbızdain / at our chatterboxes | boşawuzlarığızdain / at you all's chatterboxes | boşawuzlarındain / at their chatterboxes |
| Ablative | boşawuzladanfrom the chatterboxes | boşawuzlarımdanfrom my chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıŋdanfrom your chatterboxes | boşawuzlarındanfrom his chatterboxes | boşawuzlarıbızdanfrom our chatterboxes | boşawuzlarığızdanfrom you all's chatterboxes | boşawuzlarındanfrom their chatterboxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: boşawuzları can mean "his / her chatterboxes", "their chatterbox", or "their chatterboxes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.