bulçuq
/bultʃuq/ · plural bulçuqla
1. crown of a tree, treetop
- terekni bulçuğu — the crown of the tree
- baş bulçuğu julduzlanı sanaydı — its topmost crown counts the stars
- baş bulçuqların jerge jetdirirge — to bring its topmost branches down to the ground
2. brushwood, small dry twigs
- quru bulçuq — dry brushwood
- bulçuq jıyarğa — to gather brushwood
- jaşla bulçuqlanı bir jerge jıydıla — the boys gathered the brushwood in one place
- eçkile qabuqnu ne bulçuqnu ayamaydıla — the goats spare neither the bark nor the brushwood
3. shoot, young sprout of a plant
- jaŋı bulçuqla — new shoots
- bulçuqla çığadıla — the shoots are coming out
- bulçuğun keserge — to cut back its shoots
- terekni bulçuqların kesdile — they cut the tree's shoots
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bulçuqthe crown of a tree | bulçuğummy crown of a tree | bulçuğuŋyour crown of a tree | bulçuğuhis crown of a tree | bulçuğubuzour crown of a tree | bulçuğuğuzyou all's crown of a tree | bulçuqlarıtheir crown of a trees |
| Genitive | bulçuqnuthe crown of a tree's | bulçuğumumy crown of a tree's | bulçuğuŋuyour crown of a tree's | bulçuğunuhis crown of a tree's | bulçuğubuznuour crown of a tree's | bulçuğuğuznuyou all's crown of a tree's | bulçuqlarınıtheir crown of a trees' |
| Accusative | bulçuqnuthe crown of a tree (as the object) | bulçuğumumy crown of a tree (as the object) | bulçuğuŋuyour crown of a tree (as the object) | bulçuğunhis crown of a tree (as the object) | bulçuğubuznuour crown of a tree (as the object) | bulçuğuğuznuyou all's crown of a tree (as the object) | bulçuqlarıntheir crown of a trees (as the object) |
| Dative | bulçuqğato the crown of a tree | bulçuğumato my crown of a tree | bulçuğuŋato your crown of a tree | bulçuğunato his crown of a tree | bulçuğubuzğato our crown of a tree | bulçuğuğuzğato you all's crown of a tree | bulçuqlarınato their crown of a trees |
| Locative | bulçuqdain / at the crown of a tree | bulçuğumdain / at my crown of a tree | bulçuğuŋdain / at your crown of a tree | bulçuğundain / at his crown of a tree | bulçuğubuzdain / at our crown of a tree | bulçuğuğuzdain / at you all's crown of a tree | bulçuqlarındain / at their crown of a trees |
| Ablative | bulçuqdanfrom the crown of a tree | bulçuğumdanfrom my crown of a tree | bulçuğuŋdanfrom your crown of a tree | bulçuğundanfrom his crown of a tree | bulçuğubuzdanfrom our crown of a tree | bulçuğuğuzdanfrom you all's crown of a tree | bulçuqlarındanfrom their crown of a trees |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bulçuqlathe crown of a trees | bulçuqlarımmy crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıŋyour crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıhis crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıbızour crown of a trees | bulçuqlarığızyou all's crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıtheir crown of a trees |
| Genitive | bulçuqlanıthe crown of a trees' | bulçuqlarımımy crown of a trees' | bulçuqlarıŋıyour crown of a trees' | bulçuqlarınıhis crown of a trees' | bulçuqlarıbıznıour crown of a trees' | bulçuqlarığıznıyou all's crown of a trees' | bulçuqlarınıtheir crown of a trees' |
| Accusative | bulçuqlanıthe crown of a trees (as the object) | bulçuqlarımımy crown of a trees (as the object) | bulçuqlarıŋıyour crown of a trees (as the object) | bulçuqlarınhis crown of a trees (as the object) | bulçuqlarıbıznıour crown of a trees (as the object) | bulçuqlarığıznıyou all's crown of a trees (as the object) | bulçuqlarıntheir crown of a trees (as the object) |
| Dative | bulçuqlağato the crown of a trees | bulçuqlarımato my crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıŋato your crown of a trees | bulçuqlarınato his crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıbızğato our crown of a trees | bulçuqlarığızğato you all's crown of a trees | bulçuqlarınato their crown of a trees |
| Locative | bulçuqladain / at the crown of a trees | bulçuqlarımdain / at my crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıŋdain / at your crown of a trees | bulçuqlarındain / at his crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıbızdain / at our crown of a trees | bulçuqlarığızdain / at you all's crown of a trees | bulçuqlarındain / at their crown of a trees |
| Ablative | bulçuqladanfrom the crown of a trees | bulçuqlarımdanfrom my crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıŋdanfrom your crown of a trees | bulçuqlarındanfrom his crown of a trees | bulçuqlarıbızdanfrom our crown of a trees | bulçuqlarığızdanfrom you all's crown of a trees | bulçuqlarındanfrom their crown of a trees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bulçuqları can mean "his / her crown of a trees", "their crown of a tree", or "their crown of a trees" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.