börk
/børk/ · plural börkle
hat, cap, papakha — Covers headwear in general, especially warm headwear, from a fur papakha to a felt or straw hat. A modifier narrows it: tıyın börk is a fur hat, çeten börk a straw hat, temir börk a helmet.
- atam jaŋı börk satıb aldı — my father bought a new hat
- qara börk jaşha bek kelişedi — a black papakha suits the young man very well
- börküŋü al da kel — take your hat and come
- börk kiygen er namısın saqlar — a man who wears a papakha guards his honor
- çeten börk — a straw hat
- kiyiz börk — a felt hat
- temir börk — a helmet
- börk tigiwçü — a hatmaker
Expressions
- başıma börk kiymem — no longer a man
- başına börk kiyirge — be a man
- başına kişi börkün kiymezge — keep oneself untainted
- börk al deseŋ, baş alğan — overzealous enforcer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | börkthe hat | börkümmy hat | börküŋyour hat | börkühis hat | börkübüzour hat | börkügüzyou all's hat | börkleritheir hats |
| Genitive | börknüthe hat's | börkümümy hat's | börküŋüyour hat's | börkünühis hat's | börkübüznüour hat's | börkügüznüyou all's hat's | börklerinitheir hats' |
| Accusative | börknüthe hat (as the object) | börkümümy hat (as the object) | börküŋüyour hat (as the object) | börkünhis hat (as the object) | börkübüznüour hat (as the object) | börkügüznüyou all's hat (as the object) | börklerintheir hats (as the object) |
| Dative | börkgeto the hat | börkümeto my hat | börküŋeto your hat | börküneto his hat | börkübüzgeto our hat | börkügüzgeto you all's hat | börklerineto their hats |
| Locative | börkdein / at the hat | börkümdein / at my hat | börküŋdein / at your hat | börkündein / at his hat | börkübüzdein / at our hat | börkügüzdein / at you all's hat | börklerindein / at their hats |
| Ablative | börkdenfrom the hat | börkümdenfrom my hat | börküŋdenfrom your hat | börkündenfrom his hat | börkübüzdenfrom our hat | börkügüzdenfrom you all's hat | börklerindenfrom their hats |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | börklethe hats | börklerimmy hats | börkleriŋyour hats | börklerihis hats | börkleribizour hats | börklerigizyou all's hats | börkleritheir hats |
| Genitive | börklenithe hats' | börklerimimy hats' | börkleriŋiyour hats' | börklerinihis hats' | börkleribizniour hats' | börklerigizniyou all's hats' | börklerinitheir hats' |
| Accusative | börklenithe hats (as the object) | börklerimimy hats (as the object) | börkleriŋiyour hats (as the object) | börklerinhis hats (as the object) | börkleribizniour hats (as the object) | börklerigizniyou all's hats (as the object) | börklerintheir hats (as the object) |
| Dative | börklegeto the hats | börklerimeto my hats | börkleriŋeto your hats | börklerineto his hats | börkleribizgeto our hats | börklerigizgeto you all's hats | börklerineto their hats |
| Locative | börkledein / at the hats | börklerimdein / at my hats | börkleriŋdein / at your hats | börklerindein / at his hats | börkleribizdein / at our hats | börklerigizdein / at you all's hats | börklerindein / at their hats |
| Ablative | börkledenfrom the hats | börklerimdenfrom my hats | börkleriŋdenfrom your hats | börklerindenfrom his hats | börkleribizdenfrom our hats | börklerigizdenfrom you all's hats | börklerindenfrom their hats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: börkleri can mean "his / her hats", "their hat", or "their hats" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.