erşukku
/erʃukku/
1. plain-looking, homely, rather unattractive — An affectionate diminutive of erşi, milder than plain "ugly".
2. very ugly, hideous one source
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | erşukkumaI am plain-looking | erşukkusayou are plain-looking | erşukkuduhe is plain-looking | erşukkubuzwe are plain-looking | erşukkusuzyou all are plain-looking | erşukkudulathey are plain-looking |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden erşukkudu — "compared to me, he is plain-looking."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki erşukkudumine is plain-looking | seniki erşukkuduyours is plain-looking | anıqı erşukkuduhis is plain-looking | bizniki erşukkuduours is plain-looking | sizniki erşukkuduyours (pl.) is plain-looking | alanıqı erşukkudutheirs is plain-looking |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile erşukkudulamine are plain-looking | senikile erşukkudulayours are plain-looking | anıqıla erşukkudulahis are plain-looking | biznikile erşukkudulaours are plain-looking | siznikile erşukkudulayours (pl.) are plain-looking | alanıqıla erşukkudulatheirs are plain-looking |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu erşukkudu, bıla erşukkudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".