junçuwlu

/dʒuntʃuwlu/

1. (adj.) awkward, embarrassing, difficult

junçuwlu boldum — I was put in an awkward position
junçuwlu bolum — an awkward situation
junçuwlu eterge — to embarrass
junçuwlu iş — an affair that has not gone right
junçuwlu qımıldaw — awkward, constrained movements

2. (adj.) distressed, suffering, having a hard time of it

junçuwlu adam — a person in distress
junçuwlu közüw — a hard time
jaşawubuz junçuwludu — our life is hard
junçuwlu jaşaw — a life of hardship
junçuwlu künle — hard days

3. (adv.) painfully, uneasily, with difficulty, confusedly

junçuwlu qaradı — he looked on uneasily
junçuwlu juwabladı — he answered confusedly
junçuwlu söleşdi — he spoke with difficulty
junçuwlu jaşaydı — he lives in hardship

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 2, 3
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meaning 1

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Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — junçuwlu
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	junçuwlumaI am awkward	junçuwlusayou are awkward	junçuwluduhe is awkward	junçuwlubuzwe are awkward	junçuwlusuzyou all are awkward	junçuwludulathey are awkward
comparative — more	junçuwluraqmaI am more awkward	junçuwluraqsayou are more awkward	junçuwluraqdıhe is more awkward	junçuwluraqbızwe are more awkward	junçuwluraqsızyou all are more awkward	junçuwluraqdılathey are more awkward
intensifier — very	bek junçuwlumaI am very awkward	bek junçuwlusayou are very awkward	bek junçuwluduhe is very awkward	bek junçuwlubuzwe are very awkward	bek junçuwlusuzyou all are very awkward	bek junçuwludulathey are very awkward
superlative — most	em junçuwlumaI am the most awkward	em junçuwlusayou are the most awkward	em junçuwluduhe is the most awkward	em junçuwlubuzwe are the most awkward	em junçuwlusuzyou all are the most awkward	em junçuwludulathey are the most awkward

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden junçuwludu — "compared to me, he is awkward."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — junçuwlu
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki junçuwludumine is awkward	seniki junçuwluduyours is awkward	anıqı junçuwluduhis is awkward	bizniki junçuwluduours is awkward	sizniki junçuwluduyours (pl.) is awkward	alanıqı junçuwludutheirs is awkward
comparative — more	meniki junçuwluraqdımine is more awkward	seniki junçuwluraqdıyours is more awkward	anıqı junçuwluraqdıhis is more awkward	bizniki junçuwluraqdıours is more awkward	sizniki junçuwluraqdıyours (pl.) is more awkward	alanıqı junçuwluraqdıtheirs is more awkward
intensifier — very	meniki bek junçuwludumine is very awkward	seniki bek junçuwluduyours is very awkward	anıqı bek junçuwluduhis is very awkward	bizniki bek junçuwluduours is very awkward	sizniki bek junçuwluduyours (pl.) is very awkward	alanıqı bek junçuwludutheirs is very awkward
superlative — most	meniki em junçuwludumine is the most awkward	seniki em junçuwluduyours is the most awkward	anıqı em junçuwluduhis is the most awkward	bizniki em junçuwluduours is the most awkward	sizniki em junçuwluduyours (pl.) is the most awkward	alanıqı em junçuwludutheirs is the most awkward

Several things

Several things — junçuwlu
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile junçuwludulamine are awkward	senikile junçuwludulayours are awkward	anıqıla junçuwludulahis are awkward	biznikile junçuwludulaours are awkward	siznikile junçuwludulayours (pl.) are awkward	alanıqıla junçuwludulatheirs are awkward
comparative — more	menikile junçuwluraqdılamine are more awkward	senikile junçuwluraqdılayours are more awkward	anıqıla junçuwluraqdılahis are more awkward	biznikile junçuwluraqdılaours are more awkward	siznikile junçuwluraqdılayours (pl.) are more awkward	alanıqıla junçuwluraqdılatheirs are more awkward
intensifier — very	menikile bek junçuwludulamine are very awkward	senikile bek junçuwludulayours are very awkward	anıqıla bek junçuwludulahis are very awkward	biznikile bek junçuwludulaours are very awkward	siznikile bek junçuwludulayours (pl.) are very awkward	alanıqıla bek junçuwludulatheirs are very awkward
superlative — most	menikile em junçuwludulamine are the most awkward	senikile em junçuwludulayours are the most awkward	anıqıla em junçuwludulahis are the most awkward	biznikile em junçuwludulaours are the most awkward	siznikile em junçuwludulayours (pl.) are the most awkward	alanıqıla em junçuwludulatheirs are the most awkward

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu junçuwludu, bıla junçuwludula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".