gaya
/ɡaja/ · plural gayala
mouth, maw — A rude word for the mouth, used like English "trap" or "gob". Guzeev 1996–2005 calls it a rude word. Common in phrases such as gayaŋı tıy "shut your mouth!" and gayaŋı ozdururğa "run off at the mouth". Nevruz 1991 also gives gaya awz "loudmouth, blabbermouth".
- Gayaŋı tıy! — Shut your trap!
- gayaŋı ozdururğa — to run off at the mouth
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gayathe mouth | gayammy mouth | gayaŋyour mouth | gayasıhis mouth | gayabızour mouth | gayağızyou all's mouth | gayalarıtheir mouths |
| Genitive | gayanıthe mouth's | gayamımy mouth's | gayaŋıyour mouth's | gayasınıhis mouth's | gayabıznıour mouth's | gayağıznıyou all's mouth's | gayalarınıtheir mouths' |
| Accusative | gayanıthe mouth (as the object) | gayamımy mouth (as the object) | gayaŋıyour mouth (as the object) | gayasınhis mouth (as the object) | gayabıznıour mouth (as the object) | gayağıznıyou all's mouth (as the object) | gayalarıntheir mouths (as the object) |
| Dative | gayağato the mouth | gayamato my mouth | gayaŋato your mouth | gayasınato his mouth | gayabızğato our mouth | gayağızğato you all's mouth | gayalarınato their mouths |
| Locative | gayadain / at the mouth | gayamdain / at my mouth | gayaŋdain / at your mouth | gayasındain / at his mouth | gayabızdain / at our mouth | gayağızdain / at you all's mouth | gayalarındain / at their mouths |
| Ablative | gayadanfrom the mouth | gayamdanfrom my mouth | gayaŋdanfrom your mouth | gayasındanfrom his mouth | gayabızdanfrom our mouth | gayağızdanfrom you all's mouth | gayalarındanfrom their mouths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gayalathe mouths | gayalarımmy mouths | gayalarıŋyour mouths | gayalarıhis mouths | gayalarıbızour mouths | gayalarığızyou all's mouths | gayalarıtheir mouths |
| Genitive | gayalanıthe mouths' | gayalarımımy mouths' | gayalarıŋıyour mouths' | gayalarınıhis mouths' | gayalarıbıznıour mouths' | gayalarığıznıyou all's mouths' | gayalarınıtheir mouths' |
| Accusative | gayalanıthe mouths (as the object) | gayalarımımy mouths (as the object) | gayalarıŋıyour mouths (as the object) | gayalarınhis mouths (as the object) | gayalarıbıznıour mouths (as the object) | gayalarığıznıyou all's mouths (as the object) | gayalarıntheir mouths (as the object) |
| Dative | gayalağato the mouths | gayalarımato my mouths | gayalarıŋato your mouths | gayalarınato his mouths | gayalarıbızğato our mouths | gayalarığızğato you all's mouths | gayalarınato their mouths |
| Locative | gayaladain / at the mouths | gayalarımdain / at my mouths | gayalarıŋdain / at your mouths | gayalarındain / at his mouths | gayalarıbızdain / at our mouths | gayalarığızdain / at you all's mouths | gayalarındain / at their mouths |
| Ablative | gayaladanfrom the mouths | gayalarımdanfrom my mouths | gayalarıŋdanfrom your mouths | gayalarındanfrom his mouths | gayalarıbızdanfrom our mouths | gayalarığızdanfrom you all's mouths | gayalarındanfrom their mouths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gayaları can mean "his / her mouths", "their mouth", or "their mouths" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.