burçaq

/burtʃaq/ · plural burçaqla

1. (n.) fine dry snow; snow pellets; small hail — In the phrase burçaq qar it also translates the geological term firn, granular old snow.

burçaq jawadı — fine snow is falling
qar burçaqla — snow pellets
awur burçaqla — heavy snow pellets

2. (n.) pea; vetch (mainly Balkar; bot.)

burçaq aşarğa — to eat peas
burçaqnı qını — a pea pod
uwaq burçaq — small peas
burçaq bişirirge — to cook peas
burçaq ornatırğa — to plant peas
baçhada burçaq bitedi — peas grow in the garden

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 1
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 2
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · all meanings
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Tolgurova and Tolgurov n.d. · Abridged Hapax Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meaning 2

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Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of burçaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	burçaqthe fine dry snow	burçağımmy fine dry snow	burçağıŋyour fine dry snow	burçağıhis fine dry snow	burçağıbızour fine dry snow	burçağığızyou all's fine dry snow	burçaqlarıtheir fine dry snows
Genitive	burçaqnıthe fine dry snow's	burçağımımy fine dry snow's	burçağıŋıyour fine dry snow's	burçağınıhis fine dry snow's	burçağıbıznıour fine dry snow's	burçağığıznıyou all's fine dry snow's	burçaqlarınıtheir fine dry snows'
Accusative	burçaqnıthe fine dry snow (as the object)	burçağımımy fine dry snow (as the object)	burçağıŋıyour fine dry snow (as the object)	burçağınhis fine dry snow (as the object)	burçağıbıznıour fine dry snow (as the object)	burçağığıznıyou all's fine dry snow (as the object)	burçaqlarıntheir fine dry snows (as the object)
Dative	burçaqğato the fine dry snow	burçağımato my fine dry snow	burçağıŋato your fine dry snow	burçağınato his fine dry snow	burçağıbızğato our fine dry snow	burçağığızğato you all's fine dry snow	burçaqlarınato their fine dry snows
Locative	burçaqdain / at the fine dry snow	burçağımdain / at my fine dry snow	burçağıŋdain / at your fine dry snow	burçağındain / at his fine dry snow	burçağıbızdain / at our fine dry snow	burçağığızdain / at you all's fine dry snow	burçaqlarındain / at their fine dry snows
Ablative	burçaqdanfrom the fine dry snow	burçağımdanfrom my fine dry snow	burçağıŋdanfrom your fine dry snow	burçağındanfrom his fine dry snow	burçağıbızdanfrom our fine dry snow	burçağığızdanfrom you all's fine dry snow	burçaqlarındanfrom their fine dry snows

Plural

Plural — cases of burçaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	burçaqlathe fine dry snows	burçaqlarımmy fine dry snows	burçaqlarıŋyour fine dry snows	burçaqlarıhis fine dry snows	burçaqlarıbızour fine dry snows	burçaqlarığızyou all's fine dry snows	burçaqlarıtheir fine dry snows
Genitive	burçaqlanıthe fine dry snows'	burçaqlarımımy fine dry snows'	burçaqlarıŋıyour fine dry snows'	burçaqlarınıhis fine dry snows'	burçaqlarıbıznıour fine dry snows'	burçaqlarığıznıyou all's fine dry snows'	burçaqlarınıtheir fine dry snows'
Accusative	burçaqlanıthe fine dry snows (as the object)	burçaqlarımımy fine dry snows (as the object)	burçaqlarıŋıyour fine dry snows (as the object)	burçaqlarınhis fine dry snows (as the object)	burçaqlarıbıznıour fine dry snows (as the object)	burçaqlarığıznıyou all's fine dry snows (as the object)	burçaqlarıntheir fine dry snows (as the object)
Dative	burçaqlağato the fine dry snows	burçaqlarımato my fine dry snows	burçaqlarıŋato your fine dry snows	burçaqlarınato his fine dry snows	burçaqlarıbızğato our fine dry snows	burçaqlarığızğato you all's fine dry snows	burçaqlarınato their fine dry snows
Locative	burçaqladain / at the fine dry snows	burçaqlarımdain / at my fine dry snows	burçaqlarıŋdain / at your fine dry snows	burçaqlarındain / at his fine dry snows	burçaqlarıbızdain / at our fine dry snows	burçaqlarığızdain / at you all's fine dry snows	burçaqlarındain / at their fine dry snows
Ablative	burçaqladanfrom the fine dry snows	burçaqlarımdanfrom my fine dry snows	burçaqlarıŋdanfrom your fine dry snows	burçaqlarındanfrom his fine dry snows	burçaqlarıbızdanfrom our fine dry snows	burçaqlarığızdanfrom you all's fine dry snows	burçaqlarındanfrom their fine dry snows

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: burçaqları can mean "his / her fine dry snows", "their fine dry snow", or "their fine dry snows" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.