gıkka
/ɡɯkka/ · plural gıkkala
baby, a very small child — A word from children's and nursery speech, used in Karachay. The ordinary word is sabiy.
- gıkka jılaydı — the baby is crying
- gıkka juqlaydı — the baby is sleeping
- gıkkanı költürürge — to pick the baby up
- gıkkağa qararğa — to look after the baby
- amma allında gıkka oynar — the baby plays in front of grandma
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gıkkathe baby | gıkkammy baby | gıkkaŋyour baby | gıkkasıhis baby | gıkkabızour baby | gıkkağızyou all's baby | gıkkalarıtheir babies |
| Genitive | gıkkanıthe baby's | gıkkamımy baby's | gıkkaŋıyour baby's | gıkkasınıhis baby's | gıkkabıznıour baby's | gıkkağıznıyou all's baby's | gıkkalarınıtheir babies' |
| Accusative | gıkkanıthe baby (as the object) | gıkkamımy baby (as the object) | gıkkaŋıyour baby (as the object) | gıkkasınhis baby (as the object) | gıkkabıznıour baby (as the object) | gıkkağıznıyou all's baby (as the object) | gıkkalarıntheir babies (as the object) |
| Dative | gıkkağato the baby | gıkkamato my baby | gıkkaŋato your baby | gıkkasınato his baby | gıkkabızğato our baby | gıkkağızğato you all's baby | gıkkalarınato their babies |
| Locative | gıkkadain / at the baby | gıkkamdain / at my baby | gıkkaŋdain / at your baby | gıkkasındain / at his baby | gıkkabızdain / at our baby | gıkkağızdain / at you all's baby | gıkkalarındain / at their babies |
| Ablative | gıkkadanfrom the baby | gıkkamdanfrom my baby | gıkkaŋdanfrom your baby | gıkkasındanfrom his baby | gıkkabızdanfrom our baby | gıkkağızdanfrom you all's baby | gıkkalarındanfrom their babies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gıkkalathe babies | gıkkalarımmy babies | gıkkalarıŋyour babies | gıkkalarıhis babies | gıkkalarıbızour babies | gıkkalarığızyou all's babies | gıkkalarıtheir babies |
| Genitive | gıkkalanıthe babies' | gıkkalarımımy babies' | gıkkalarıŋıyour babies' | gıkkalarınıhis babies' | gıkkalarıbıznıour babies' | gıkkalarığıznıyou all's babies' | gıkkalarınıtheir babies' |
| Accusative | gıkkalanıthe babies (as the object) | gıkkalarımımy babies (as the object) | gıkkalarıŋıyour babies (as the object) | gıkkalarınhis babies (as the object) | gıkkalarıbıznıour babies (as the object) | gıkkalarığıznıyou all's babies (as the object) | gıkkalarıntheir babies (as the object) |
| Dative | gıkkalağato the babies | gıkkalarımato my babies | gıkkalarıŋato your babies | gıkkalarınato his babies | gıkkalarıbızğato our babies | gıkkalarığızğato you all's babies | gıkkalarınato their babies |
| Locative | gıkkaladain / at the babies | gıkkalarımdain / at my babies | gıkkalarıŋdain / at your babies | gıkkalarındain / at his babies | gıkkalarıbızdain / at our babies | gıkkalarığızdain / at you all's babies | gıkkalarındain / at their babies |
| Ablative | gıkkaladanfrom the babies | gıkkalarımdanfrom my babies | gıkkalarıŋdanfrom your babies | gıkkalarındanfrom his babies | gıkkalarıbızdanfrom our babies | gıkkalarığızdanfrom you all's babies | gıkkalarındanfrom their babies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gıkkaları can mean "his / her babies", "their baby", or "their babies" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gıkkanıqıthe baby's one | gıkkanıqılathe baby's ones | gıkkalanıqıthe babies' one | gıkkalanıqılathe babies' ones |
| Genitive | gıkkanıqınıof the baby's one | gıkkanıqılanıof the baby's ones | gıkkalanıqınıof the babies' one | gıkkalanıqılanıof the babies' ones |
| Accusative | gıkkanıqınthe baby's one (as the object) | gıkkanıqılanıthe baby's ones (as the object) | gıkkalanıqınthe babies' one (as the object) | gıkkalanıqılanıthe babies' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | gıkkanıqınato the baby's one | gıkkanıqılağato the baby's ones | gıkkalanıqınato the babies' one | gıkkalanıqılağato the babies' ones |
| Locative | gıkkanıqındain / at the baby's one | gıkkanıqıladain / at the baby's ones | gıkkalanıqındain / at the babies' one | gıkkalanıqıladain / at the babies' ones |
| Ablative | gıkkanıqındanfrom the baby's one | gıkkanıqıladanfrom the baby's ones | gıkkalanıqındanfrom the babies' one | gıkkalanıqıladanfrom the babies' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.