homuhluq
/xomuxluq/
1. laziness, sluggishness, slackness
- homuhluq etme — do not be lazy
- homuhluq etese — you are being lazy
- homuhluqnu sıysızlıqğa sanadı — she considered laziness a disgrace
- anı homuhluğu körünedi — his laziness is plain to see
- homuhluqdan işge barmadı — out of laziness he did not go to work
2. cowardice, faint-heartedness, lack of resolve
- qıyınlıqda homuhluq eterge jaramaydı — in hardship one must not lose heart
- homuhluq, kölsüzlük kerek tüldü — cowardice and faint-heartedness are not wanted
- jigitge homuhluq jaraşmaydı — cowardice does not befit a brave man
- men homuhluq etmeyme — I do not lose heart
- homuhluğu üçün uyaladı — he is ashamed of his cowardice
- homuhluq kerek tüldü — faint-heartedness is not what is wanted
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | homuhluqthe laziness | homuhluğummy laziness | homuhluğuŋyour laziness | homuhluğuhis laziness | homuhluğubuzour laziness | homuhluğuğuzyou all's laziness | homuhluqlarıtheir lazinesses |
| Genitive | homuhluqnuthe laziness' | homuhluğumumy laziness' | homuhluğuŋuyour laziness' | homuhluğunuhis laziness' | homuhluğubuznuour laziness' | homuhluğuğuznuyou all's laziness' | homuhluqlarınıtheir lazinesses' |
| Accusative | homuhluqnuthe laziness (as the object) | homuhluğumumy laziness (as the object) | homuhluğuŋuyour laziness (as the object) | homuhluğunhis laziness (as the object) | homuhluğubuznuour laziness (as the object) | homuhluğuğuznuyou all's laziness (as the object) | homuhluqlarıntheir lazinesses (as the object) |
| Dative | homuhluqğato the laziness | homuhluğumato my laziness | homuhluğuŋato your laziness | homuhluğunato his laziness | homuhluğubuzğato our laziness | homuhluğuğuzğato you all's laziness | homuhluqlarınato their lazinesses |
| Locative | homuhluqdain / at the laziness | homuhluğumdain / at my laziness | homuhluğuŋdain / at your laziness | homuhluğundain / at his laziness | homuhluğubuzdain / at our laziness | homuhluğuğuzdain / at you all's laziness | homuhluqlarındain / at their lazinesses |
| Ablative | homuhluqdanfrom the laziness | homuhluğumdanfrom my laziness | homuhluğuŋdanfrom your laziness | homuhluğundanfrom his laziness | homuhluğubuzdanfrom our laziness | homuhluğuğuzdanfrom you all's laziness | homuhluqlarındanfrom their lazinesses |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.