burma
/burma/
1. curly, wavy, curled — Usually said of hair, either before the noun or as the predicate.
- burma çaç — curly hair
- anı çaçı burma — their hair is curly
- qıznı çaçı burma edi — the girl's hair was curly
- burma çaçlı sabiy — curly-haired child
- qara burma çaçlı qızçıq — a little girl with black curly hair
2. a curl, a ringlet of hair
- qızçıq çaçını burmaları bla oynaydı — the little girl plays with the curls of her hair
- qara çaçıŋı burmaları — the curls of your black hair
- ol burmaların taraydı — she combs her curls
3. perm, permanent wave — Used in burma eterge 'curl (hair), give a perm' and burma bolurğa 'become curled'.
- çaçıŋı burma etdirirge — to get your hair permed
- çaçımı burma etdirdim — I had my hair permed
- burma etdirilgen çaçı — her permed hair
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | burmacurly |
| comparative — more | burmaraqcurlier |
| intensifier — very | bek burmavery curly |
| superlative — most | em burmathe curliest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki burmadımine is curly | seniki burmadıyours is curly | anıqı burmadıhis is curly | bizniki burmadıours is curly | sizniki burmadıyours (pl.) is curly | alanıqı burmadıtheirs is curly |
| comparative — more | meniki burmaraqdımine is curlier | seniki burmaraqdıyours is curlier | anıqı burmaraqdıhis is curlier | bizniki burmaraqdıours is curlier | sizniki burmaraqdıyours (pl.) is curlier | alanıqı burmaraqdıtheirs is curlier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek burmadımine is very curly | seniki bek burmadıyours is very curly | anıqı bek burmadıhis is very curly | bizniki bek burmadıours is very curly | sizniki bek burmadıyours (pl.) is very curly | alanıqı bek burmadıtheirs is very curly |
| superlative — most | meniki em burmadımine is the curliest | seniki em burmadıyours is the curliest | anıqı em burmadıhis is the curliest | bizniki em burmadıours is the curliest | sizniki em burmadıyours (pl.) is the curliest | alanıqı em burmadıtheirs is the curliest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile burmadılamine are curly | senikile burmadılayours are curly | anıqıla burmadılahis are curly | biznikile burmadılaours are curly | siznikile burmadılayours (pl.) are curly | alanıqıla burmadılatheirs are curly |
| comparative — more | menikile burmaraqdılamine are curlier | senikile burmaraqdılayours are curlier | anıqıla burmaraqdılahis are curlier | biznikile burmaraqdılaours are curlier | siznikile burmaraqdılayours (pl.) are curlier | alanıqıla burmaraqdılatheirs are curlier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek burmadılamine are very curly | senikile bek burmadılayours are very curly | anıqıla bek burmadılahis are very curly | biznikile bek burmadılaours are very curly | siznikile bek burmadılayours (pl.) are very curly | alanıqıla bek burmadılatheirs are very curly |
| superlative — most | menikile em burmadılamine are the curliest | senikile em burmadılayours are the curliest | anıqıla em burmadılahis are the curliest | biznikile em burmadılaours are the curliest | siznikile em burmadılayours (pl.) are the curliest | alanıqıla em burmadılatheirs are the curliest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu burmadı, bıla burmadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".