buwun
/buwun/
Definitions
1. wrist
- qolnu buwunu — the wrist of the hand
- buwununga tağarğa — to put something on one's wrist
- buwun sağat — a wristwatch
2. cuff
- buwun al — the front of the cuff
- buwunlarına har tigerge — to sew lace onto the cuffs
- kölekni buwunları — the cuffs of the shirt
3. joint, elbow of a pipe
- bırğını buwunları — the elbows of the pipe
- bırğını bir buwunu — one elbow of the pipe
- buwunundan sındı — it broke at the joint
4. node, narrowed section of a stem
- nartühnü buwunları — the nodes of the maize stalk
- buwundan butaq çığadı — a shoot comes out of the node
- buwunları bazıqdıla — its nodes are thick
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buwunthe wrist | buwunlathe wrists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | buwunnuthe wrist's | buwunlanıthe wrists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | buwunnuthe wrist (as the object) | buwunlanıthe wrists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | buwungato the wrist | buwunlağato the wrists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | buwundaat / in the wrist | buwunladaat / in the wrists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | buwundanfrom the wrist | buwunladanfrom the wrists | 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 | buwunummy wrist | buwunlarımmy wrists |
| your | buwunungyour wrist | buwunlarıngyour wrists |
| his / her | buwunuhis / her wrist | buwunlarıhis / her wrists |
| our | buwunubuzour wrist | buwunlarıbızour wrists |
| you all's | buwunuğuzyou all's wrist | buwunlarığızyou all's wrists |
| their | buwunlarıtheir wrist | buwunlarıtheir wrists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: buwunları can mean "his / her wrists", "their wrist", or "their wrists" — context decides.