çolaq
/tʃolaq/
Definitions
1. one-armed, armless, with a crippled arm or hand
- çolaq bolurğa — to lose the use of an arm
- anı ong qolu çolaqdı — his right hand does not work
- çolaq adam — a one-armed man
2. clumsy, all thumbs, unhandy
- çolaq jaş — a clumsy lad
- qolları çolaqdıla — his hands are all thumbs
- ol bu işge çolaqdı — he is unhandy at this work
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 133).Feedback
or .Degrees
| base form | çolaqone-armed |
|---|---|
| comparative — more | çolağıraqmore one-armed |
| intensifier — very | bek çolaqvery one-armed |
| superlative — most | em çolaqthe most one-armed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden çolaqdı — "compared to me, he is one-armed."
Saying it about someone
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd person | ol çolaqdıhe / she / it is one-armed | ala çolaqdılathey are one-armed |