bürtük
/byrtyk/ · plural bürtükle
1. grain, seed, kernel, berry — bürtük etiw means form grains or set fruit.
- arpa bürtük — a grain of barley
- nartüh bürtük — a grain of maize
- tüy bürtük — a grain of millet
- tolu buday bürtükle — full grains of wheat
- bir bürtük da qalmadı — not a single grain was left
2. particle, speck, tiny bit, bead
- bir bürtük tuz — a grain of salt
- qum bürtükle — grains of sand
3. a grain, a bit (of luck, fortune) — Said when offering food: rıshı bürtügü bar ese (there may be a grain of luck in it).
- rıshı bürtük — a grain of good fortune
- rıshı bürtügü bar ese — if there is a grain of luck in it
4. testicle
- malnı bürtükleri — the testicles of the animal
- bürtükleri awruydula — his testicles hurt
- jaşçıqnı bir bürtügü ornuna tüşmegendi — one of the little boy's testicles has not descended
- bürtük awruw — an ailment of the testicle
5. sty on the eye
- közüme bürtük çıqğandı — a sty has come up on my eye
- közünde bürtük bardı — he has a sty on his eye
- bürtük çığarğa — to develop a sty
Expressions
- bürtükden adam etgen — who raised one
- joqdan bürtük etgen — one who raised you; land that feeds one
- tarı bürtük kibik — tiny, minuscule
- ırıshı bürtügü bar ese ua — do have some
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bürtükthe grain | bürtügümmy grain | bürtügüŋyour grain | bürtügühis grain | bürtügübüzour grain | bürtügügüzyou all's grain | bürtükleritheir grains |
| Genitive | bürtüknüthe grain's | bürtügümümy grain's | bürtügüŋüyour grain's | bürtügünühis grain's | bürtügübüznüour grain's | bürtügügüznüyou all's grain's | bürtüklerinitheir grains' |
| Accusative | bürtüknüthe grain (as the object) | bürtügümümy grain (as the object) | bürtügüŋüyour grain (as the object) | bürtügünhis grain (as the object) | bürtügübüznüour grain (as the object) | bürtügügüznüyou all's grain (as the object) | bürtüklerintheir grains (as the object) |
| Dative | bürtükgeto the grain | bürtügümeto my grain | bürtügüŋeto your grain | bürtügüneto his grain | bürtügübüzgeto our grain | bürtügügüzgeto you all's grain | bürtüklerineto their grains |
| Locative | bürtükdein / at the grain | bürtügümdein / at my grain | bürtügüŋdein / at your grain | bürtügündein / at his grain | bürtügübüzdein / at our grain | bürtügügüzdein / at you all's grain | bürtüklerindein / at their grains |
| Ablative | bürtükdenfrom the grain | bürtügümdenfrom my grain | bürtügüŋdenfrom your grain | bürtügündenfrom his grain | bürtügübüzdenfrom our grain | bürtügügüzdenfrom you all's grain | bürtüklerindenfrom their grains |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bürtüklethe grains | bürtüklerimmy grains | bürtükleriŋyour grains | bürtüklerihis grains | bürtükleribizour grains | bürtüklerigizyou all's grains | bürtükleritheir grains |
| Genitive | bürtüklenithe grains' | bürtüklerimimy grains' | bürtükleriŋiyour grains' | bürtüklerinihis grains' | bürtükleribizniour grains' | bürtüklerigizniyou all's grains' | bürtüklerinitheir grains' |
| Accusative | bürtüklenithe grains (as the object) | bürtüklerimimy grains (as the object) | bürtükleriŋiyour grains (as the object) | bürtüklerinhis grains (as the object) | bürtükleribizniour grains (as the object) | bürtüklerigizniyou all's grains (as the object) | bürtüklerintheir grains (as the object) |
| Dative | bürtüklegeto the grains | bürtüklerimeto my grains | bürtükleriŋeto your grains | bürtüklerineto his grains | bürtükleribizgeto our grains | bürtüklerigizgeto you all's grains | bürtüklerineto their grains |
| Locative | bürtükledein / at the grains | bürtüklerimdein / at my grains | bürtükleriŋdein / at your grains | bürtüklerindein / at his grains | bürtükleribizdein / at our grains | bürtüklerigizdein / at you all's grains | bürtüklerindein / at their grains |
| Ablative | bürtükledenfrom the grains | bürtüklerimdenfrom my grains | bürtükleriŋdenfrom your grains | bürtüklerindenfrom his grains | bürtükleribizdenfrom our grains | bürtüklerigizdenfrom you all's grains | bürtüklerindenfrom their grains |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bürtükleri can mean "his / her grains", "their grain", or "their grains" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.