çoh
/tʃox/
Definitions
1. a tassel, a fringe tied into bunches
- çoh çaçaqla — tasselled fringes
- çoh çaçaqlı jawluq — a shawl with tassels
- oqa çohlu başlıq — a hood with a gold tassel
2. the comb of a cock
- horaznı çohu — the comb of the rooster
- qızıl çoh — a red comb
- çohu qızıldı — its comb is red
3. a knot in which the ends of a headscarf are tied on the crown of the head
- çohunu tübünden — from under her knotted headscarf
- qara çohnu tübünden — from under the black knotted scarf
- çohnu baylarğa — to tie the headscarf knot
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çohthe tassel | çohlathe tassels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çohnuthe tassel's | çohlanıthe tassels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çohnuthe tassel (as the object) | çohlanıthe tassels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çohhato the tassel | çohlağato the tassels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çohdaat / in the tassel | çohladaat / in the tassels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çohdanfrom the tassel | çohladanfrom the tassels | 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 | çohummy tassel | çohlarımmy tassels |
| your | çohungyour tassel | çohlarıngyour tassels |
| his / her | çohuhis / her tassel | çohlarıhis / her tassels |
| our | çohubuzour tassel | çohlarıbızour tassels |
| you all's | çohuğuzyou all's tassel | çohlarığızyou all's tassels |
| their | çohlarıtheir tassel | çohlarıtheir tassels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çohları can mean "his / her tassels", "their tassel", or "their tassels" — context decides.