humju
/xumdʒu/ · plural humjula
curds, a fresh crumbly cheese formed when milk sours — Often used in the phrase humju bışlaq "curd cheese". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word as Karachay.
- humju bışlaq — curd cheese
- anam humju etedi — my mother makes curds
- humju qalaw körünedi — a heap of curds can be seen
- humju aşağan sabiyni tişleriça — like the teeth of a child eating curds
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | humjuthe curds | humjummy curds | humjuŋyour curds | humjusuhis curds | humjubuzour curds | humjuğuzyou all's curds | humjularıtheir curds |
| Genitive | humjunuthe curds' | humjumumy curds' | humjuŋuyour curds' | humjusunuhis curds' | humjubuznuour curds' | humjuğuznuyou all's curds' | humjularınıtheir curds' |
| Accusative | humjunuthe curds (as the object) | humjumumy curds (as the object) | humjuŋuyour curds (as the object) | humjusunhis curds (as the object) | humjubuznuour curds (as the object) | humjuğuznuyou all's curds (as the object) | humjularıntheir curds (as the object) |
| Dative | humjuğato the curds | humjumato my curds | humjuŋato your curds | humjusunato his curds | humjubuzğato our curds | humjuğuzğato you all's curds | humjularınato their curds |
| Locative | humjudain / at the curds | humjumdain / at my curds | humjuŋdain / at your curds | humjusundain / at his curds | humjubuzdain / at our curds | humjuğuzdain / at you all's curds | humjularındain / at their curds |
| Ablative | humjudanfrom the curds | humjumdanfrom my curds | humjuŋdanfrom your curds | humjusundanfrom his curds | humjubuzdanfrom our curds | humjuğuzdanfrom you all's curds | humjularındanfrom their curds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | humjulathe curds | humjularımmy curds | humjularıŋyour curds | humjularıhis curds | humjularıbızour curds | humjularığızyou all's curds | humjularıtheir curds |
| Genitive | humjulanıthe curds' | humjularımımy curds' | humjularıŋıyour curds' | humjularınıhis curds' | humjularıbıznıour curds' | humjularığıznıyou all's curds' | humjularınıtheir curds' |
| Accusative | humjulanıthe curds (as the object) | humjularımımy curds (as the object) | humjularıŋıyour curds (as the object) | humjularınhis curds (as the object) | humjularıbıznıour curds (as the object) | humjularığıznıyou all's curds (as the object) | humjularıntheir curds (as the object) |
| Dative | humjulağato the curds | humjularımato my curds | humjularıŋato your curds | humjularınato his curds | humjularıbızğato our curds | humjularığızğato you all's curds | humjularınato their curds |
| Locative | humjuladain / at the curds | humjularımdain / at my curds | humjularıŋdain / at your curds | humjularındain / at his curds | humjularıbızdain / at our curds | humjularığızdain / at you all's curds | humjularındain / at their curds |
| Ablative | humjuladanfrom the curds | humjularımdanfrom my curds | humjularıŋdanfrom your curds | humjularındanfrom his curds | humjularıbızdanfrom our curds | humjularığızdanfrom you all's curds | humjularındanfrom their curds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: humjuları can mean "his / her curds", "their curds", or "their curds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.