eşek

/eʃek/ · plural eşekle

1. (n.) donkey — Before another noun it means a donkey's, as in eşek qulaqla "donkey's ears".

2. (n.) fool, stubborn person (fig.; abus.; colloq.) — An insult when said of a person.

ol eşekdi — he is a fool
qart eşek — an old fool
eşek mıyımı aşağansa? — have you eaten donkey brains? (have you lost your mind?)
eşek mıyı aşağan adam — a person who has eaten donkey brains (a fool)

Expressions

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Baziev and Shautaeva 1999 · Balkar Names of Plants and Animals · meaning 1
Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 1
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 · Russian–Balkar Explanatory Dictionary of Sectoral Vocabulary · meaning 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Zharashueva 2005 · The World of Animals · meaning 1
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

Singular — cases of eşek, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	eşekthe donkey	eşegimmy donkey	eşegiŋyour donkey	eşegihis donkey	eşegibizour donkey	eşegigizyou all's donkey	eşekleritheir donkeys
Genitive	eşeknithe donkey's	eşegimimy donkey's	eşegiŋiyour donkey's	eşeginihis donkey's	eşegibizniour donkey's	eşegigizniyou all's donkey's	eşeklerinitheir donkeys'
Accusative	eşeknithe donkey (as the object)	eşegimimy donkey (as the object)	eşegiŋiyour donkey (as the object)	eşeginhis donkey (as the object)	eşegibizniour donkey (as the object)	eşegigizniyou all's donkey (as the object)	eşeklerintheir donkeys (as the object)
Dative	eşekgeto the donkey	eşegimeto my donkey	eşegiŋeto your donkey	eşegineto his donkey	eşegibizgeto our donkey	eşegigizgeto you all's donkey	eşeklerineto their donkeys
Locative	eşekdein / at the donkey	eşegimdein / at my donkey	eşegiŋdein / at your donkey	eşegindein / at his donkey	eşegibizdein / at our donkey	eşegigizdein / at you all's donkey	eşeklerindein / at their donkeys
Ablative	eşekdenfrom the donkey	eşegimdenfrom my donkey	eşegiŋdenfrom your donkey	eşegindenfrom his donkey	eşegibizdenfrom our donkey	eşegigizdenfrom you all's donkey	eşeklerindenfrom their donkeys

Plural — cases of eşek, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	eşeklethe donkeys	eşeklerimmy donkeys	eşekleriŋyour donkeys	eşeklerihis donkeys	eşekleribizour donkeys	eşeklerigizyou all's donkeys	eşekleritheir donkeys
Genitive	eşeklenithe donkeys'	eşeklerimimy donkeys'	eşekleriŋiyour donkeys'	eşeklerinihis donkeys'	eşekleribizniour donkeys'	eşeklerigizniyou all's donkeys'	eşeklerinitheir donkeys'
Accusative	eşeklenithe donkeys (as the object)	eşeklerimimy donkeys (as the object)	eşekleriŋiyour donkeys (as the object)	eşeklerinhis donkeys (as the object)	eşekleribizniour donkeys (as the object)	eşeklerigizniyou all's donkeys (as the object)	eşeklerintheir donkeys (as the object)
Dative	eşeklegeto the donkeys	eşeklerimeto my donkeys	eşekleriŋeto your donkeys	eşeklerineto his donkeys	eşekleribizgeto our donkeys	eşeklerigizgeto you all's donkeys	eşeklerineto their donkeys
Locative	eşekledein / at the donkeys	eşeklerimdein / at my donkeys	eşekleriŋdein / at your donkeys	eşeklerindein / at his donkeys	eşekleribizdein / at our donkeys	eşeklerigizdein / at you all's donkeys	eşeklerindein / at their donkeys
Ablative	eşekledenfrom the donkeys	eşeklerimdenfrom my donkeys	eşekleriŋdenfrom your donkeys	eşeklerindenfrom his donkeys	eşekleribizdenfrom our donkeys	eşeklerigizdenfrom you all's donkeys	eşeklerindenfrom their donkeys

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eşekleri can mean "his / her donkeys", "their donkey", or "their donkeys" — context decides.

Belonging to eşek — the donkey's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	eşeknikithe donkey's one	eşeknikilethe donkey's ones	eşeklenikithe donkeys' one	eşeklenikilethe donkeys' ones
Genitive	eşeknikiniof the donkey's one	eşeknikileniof the donkey's ones	eşeklenikiniof the donkeys' one	eşeklenikileniof the donkeys' ones
Accusative	eşeknikinthe donkey's one (as the object)	eşeknikilenithe donkey's ones (as the object)	eşeklenikinthe donkeys' one (as the object)	eşeklenikilenithe donkeys' ones (as the object)
Dative	eşeknikineto the donkey's one	eşeknikilegeto the donkey's ones	eşeklenikineto the donkeys' one	eşeklenikilegeto the donkeys' ones
Locative	eşeknikindein / at the donkey's one	eşeknikiledein / at the donkey's ones	eşeklenikindein / at the donkeys' one	eşeklenikiledein / at the donkeys' ones
Ablative	eşeknikindenfrom the donkey's one	eşeknikiledenfrom the donkey's ones	eşeklenikindenfrom the donkeys' one	eşeklenikiledenfrom the donkeys' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.