jalınçaq
/dʒalɯntʃaq/
1. dependent, beholden to another, having to beg for what one needs — With bolurğa it means become dependent or have to beg. With eterge it means make someone dependent or force them to beg.
- jarlı bayğa jalınçaq edi — the poor man was beholden to the rich man
- jalınçaq bolurğa — to fall into dependence
- jalınçaq eterge — to make dependent
- biz kişige jalınçaq bolluq tülbüz — we will not be beholden to anyone
- kerekli adam — jalınçaq — a man in need is beholden
2. fawning, currying favor by flattery — Also used as a noun: a toady, a bootlicker.
- ol jalınçaq adamdı — he is a fawning person
- jalınçaq adamğa iynanma — do not trust a fawning man
- satlıqla, jalınçaqla har atlamda tübeydile — traitors and fawners turn up at every step
3. imploring, pleading one source
- jalınçaq sözle — imploring words
4. pleadingly, imploringly
- ol jalınçaq tiledi — he asked pleadingly
- men jalınçaq söleşdim — I spoke pleadingly
- anasına jalınçaq qaradı — she looked imploringly at her mother
- bir jalınçaq qarağança köründü — it seemed to look somehow imploringly
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jalınçaqmaI am dependent | jalınçaqsayou are dependent | jalınçaqdıhe is dependent | jalınçaqbızwe are dependent | jalınçaqsızyou all are dependent | jalınçaqdılathey are dependent |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jalınçaqdı — "compared to me, he is dependent."