buruş
/buruʃ/
1. crooked, twisted, bent
- buruş jol — a twisting road
- buruş ösgen terek — a tree that has grown crooked
- buruş ağaç — a crooked piece of wood
- buruş oq — a crooked arrow
- buruş terek — a crooked tree
2. stubborn, obstinate, capricious, contrary, hard to get on with
- buruş adam — an obstinate man
- buruş qılıq — a contrary temper
- anı tili açıdı, qılığı buruşdu — his tongue is sharp, his temper is contrary
- buruş ögüzça — as stubborn as an ox
- buruş ögüz tersine tartar — a stubborn ox will pull the wrong way
- aqılı buruş — stubborn-minded
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | buruşmaI am crooked | buruşsayou are crooked | buruşduhe is crooked | buruşbuzwe are crooked | buruşsuzyou all are crooked | buruşdulathey are crooked |
| comparative — more | buruşuraqmaI am more crooked | buruşuraqsayou are more crooked | buruşuraqdıhe is more crooked | buruşuraqbızwe are more crooked | buruşuraqsızyou all are more crooked | buruşuraqdılathey are more crooked |
| intensifier — very | bek buruşmaI am very crooked | bek buruşsayou are very crooked | bek buruşduhe is very crooked | bek buruşbuzwe are very crooked | bek buruşsuzyou all are very crooked | bek buruşdulathey are very crooked |
| superlative — most | em buruşmaI am the most crooked | em buruşsayou are the most crooked | em buruşduhe is the most crooked | em buruşbuzwe are the most crooked | em buruşsuzyou all are the most crooked | em buruşdulathey are the most crooked |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden buruşdu — "compared to me, he is crooked."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki buruşdumine is crooked | seniki buruşduyours is crooked | anıqı buruşduhis is crooked | bizniki buruşduours is crooked | sizniki buruşduyours (pl.) is crooked | alanıqı buruşdutheirs is crooked |
| comparative — more | meniki buruşuraqdımine is more crooked | seniki buruşuraqdıyours is more crooked | anıqı buruşuraqdıhis is more crooked | bizniki buruşuraqdıours is more crooked | sizniki buruşuraqdıyours (pl.) is more crooked | alanıqı buruşuraqdıtheirs is more crooked |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek buruşdumine is very crooked | seniki bek buruşduyours is very crooked | anıqı bek buruşduhis is very crooked | bizniki bek buruşduours is very crooked | sizniki bek buruşduyours (pl.) is very crooked | alanıqı bek buruşdutheirs is very crooked |
| superlative — most | meniki em buruşdumine is the most crooked | seniki em buruşduyours is the most crooked | anıqı em buruşduhis is the most crooked | bizniki em buruşduours is the most crooked | sizniki em buruşduyours (pl.) is the most crooked | alanıqı em buruşdutheirs is the most crooked |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile buruşdulamine are crooked | senikile buruşdulayours are crooked | anıqıla buruşdulahis are crooked | biznikile buruşdulaours are crooked | siznikile buruşdulayours (pl.) are crooked | alanıqıla buruşdulatheirs are crooked |
| comparative — more | menikile buruşuraqdılamine are more crooked | senikile buruşuraqdılayours are more crooked | anıqıla buruşuraqdılahis are more crooked | biznikile buruşuraqdılaours are more crooked | siznikile buruşuraqdılayours (pl.) are more crooked | alanıqıla buruşuraqdılatheirs are more crooked |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek buruşdulamine are very crooked | senikile bek buruşdulayours are very crooked | anıqıla bek buruşdulahis are very crooked | biznikile bek buruşdulaours are very crooked | siznikile bek buruşdulayours (pl.) are very crooked | alanıqıla bek buruşdulatheirs are very crooked |
| superlative — most | menikile em buruşdulamine are the most crooked | senikile em buruşdulayours are the most crooked | anıqıla em buruşdulahis are the most crooked | biznikile em buruşdulaours are the most crooked | siznikile em buruşdulayours (pl.) are the most crooked | alanıqıla em buruşdulatheirs are the most crooked |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu buruşdu, bıla buruşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".