hılikkelik
/xɯlikkelik/
Definitions
1. a person or thing that others openly deride; a laughing-stock
- hılikkelik bolurğa — to become a laughing-stock
- elge hılikkelik boldu — he became the laughing-stock of the whole village
- allay hılikkelikge tözerge qıyın edi — it was hard to bear such derision
2. the public loss of honour that follows a shameful failure; disgrace
- işi hılikkelik boldu — his affair ended in disgrace
- hılikkelikge qalırğa — to be left in disgrace
- hılikkelikden qorqadı — he fears the disgrace
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hılikkelikthe laughing-stock | hılikkeliklethe laughing-stocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hılikkeliknithe laughing-stock's | hılikkeliklenithe laughing-stocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hılikkeliknithe laughing-stock (as the object) | hılikkeliklenithe laughing-stocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hılikkelikgeto the laughing-stock | hılikkeliklegeto the laughing-stocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hılikkelikdeat / in the laughing-stock | hılikkelikledeat / in the laughing-stocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hılikkelikdenfrom the laughing-stock | hılikkelikledenfrom the laughing-stocks | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | hılikkeligimmy laughing-stock | hılikkeliklerimmy laughing-stocks |
| your | hılikkeligingyour laughing-stock | hılikkelikleringyour laughing-stocks |
| his / her | hılikkeligihis / her laughing-stock | hılikkeliklerihis / her laughing-stocks |
| our | hılikkeligibizour laughing-stock | hılikkelikleribizour laughing-stocks |
| you all's | hılikkeligigizyou all's laughing-stock | hılikkeliklerigizyou all's laughing-stocks |
| their | hılikkelikleritheir laughing-stock | hılikkelikleritheir laughing-stocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hılikkelikleri can mean "his / her laughing-stocks", "their laughing-stock", or "their laughing-stocks" — context decides.