buçhaq
/butʃxaq/
Definitions
1. trouser leg; the part of a garment that covers one leg
- könçekni buçhaqları — the legs of the trousers
- buçhağı balçıqğa boyalğandı — his trouser leg is smeared with mud
- keng buçhaq — a wide trouser leg
2. the neck of a waterskin, the opening at its foot that is tied with a cord
- gıbıtnı buçhağın teşerge — to untie the neck of the waterskin
- jawun buçhaqdan quyğança jawadı — the rain pours as if from the neck of a waterskin
- gıbıtnı buçhağın baylarğa — to tie the neck of the waterskin
3. edge; the outer border of a hide or a piece of material
- terini buçhağı — the edges of the hide
- buçhaqdan tutarğa — to take hold by the edge
- buçhağı jırtılğandı — its edge is torn
Related
könçekcollocationtrousers, a garment covering the legs and the lower body
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buçhaqthe leg | buçhaqlathe legs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buçhaqnıthe leg's | buçhaqlanıthe legs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buçhaqnıthe leg (as the object) | buçhaqlanıthe legs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buçhaqğato the leg | buçhaqlağato the legs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buçhaqdaat / in the leg | buçhaqladaat / in the legs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buçhaqdanfrom the leg | buçhaqladanfrom the legs | 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 | buçhağımmy leg | buçhaqlarımmy legs |
| your | buçhağıngyour leg | buçhaqlarıngyour legs |
| his / her | buçhağıhis / her leg | buçhaqlarıhis / her legs |
| our | buçhağıbızour leg | buçhaqlarıbızour legs |
| you all's | buçhağığızyou all's leg | buçhaqlarığızyou all's legs |
| their | buçhaqlarıtheir leg | buçhaqlarıtheir legs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buçhaqları can mean "his / her legs", "their leg", or "their legs" — context decides.