kökürek
/køkyrek/ · plural kökürekle
1. chest, breast, ribcage — Before another noun it means of the chest, as in kökürek hurjun "breast pocket".
- köküregim awruydu — my chest hurts
- kökürek hurjun — a breast pocket
- köküreginde orden jıltıraydı — an order shines on his breast
- köküregiŋe qısarğa — to press to your breast
2. the chest as the seat of the feelings, heart one source
- buşuwun köküregine sıyındıralmay — unable to contain her grief in her breast
- köküreginde jarsıw — a grief in his breast
- köküregim toldu — my heart filled up
3. woman's breast, mammary gland
- ananı köküregi — the mother's breast
4. the front of a shirt or dress, the bodice
- kölekni köküregi — the front of the shirt
- qaptalnı kir köküregin — the dirty front of the caftan
- köküregine iyne tüyregen — who pinned a needle on her bodice
- köküregi ariw tigilgendi — its front is beautifully sewn
5. self-conceit, self-importance, overconfidence
- anda bir kökürek bardı! — what a conceit he has!
- köküregiŋi turğuzurğa — to throw out your chest, to show your conceit
- köküregi ulludu — his self-importance is great
6. a proud person, an arrogant person, a swaggerer one source
- ol bir kökürekdi — he is a real swaggerer
- kökürek adam — a swaggering man
- kökürekle jıyıldıla — the swaggerers gathered
Expressions
- köküregin jıltıratırğa — award medals
- köküregin kötürürge — put on airs
- kökürek awuz — breastbone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kökürekthe chest | köküregimmy chest | köküregiŋyour chest | köküregihis chest | köküregibizour chest | köküregigizyou all's chest | kökürekleritheir chests |
| Genitive | köküreknithe chest's | köküregimimy chest's | köküregiŋiyour chest's | köküreginihis chest's | köküregibizniour chest's | köküregigizniyou all's chest's | köküreklerinitheir chests' |
| Accusative | köküreknithe chest (as the object) | köküregimimy chest (as the object) | köküregiŋiyour chest (as the object) | köküreginhis chest (as the object) | köküregibizniour chest (as the object) | köküregigizniyou all's chest (as the object) | köküreklerintheir chests (as the object) |
| Dative | kökürekgeto the chest | köküregimeto my chest | köküregiŋeto your chest | köküregineto his chest | köküregibizgeto our chest | köküregigizgeto you all's chest | köküreklerineto their chests |
| Locative | kökürekdein / at the chest | köküregimdein / at my chest | köküregiŋdein / at your chest | köküregindein / at his chest | köküregibizdein / at our chest | köküregigizdein / at you all's chest | köküreklerindein / at their chests |
| Ablative | kökürekdenfrom the chest | köküregimdenfrom my chest | köküregiŋdenfrom your chest | köküregindenfrom his chest | köküregibizdenfrom our chest | köküregigizdenfrom you all's chest | köküreklerindenfrom their chests |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köküreklethe chests | köküreklerimmy chests | kökürekleriŋyour chests | köküreklerihis chests | kökürekleribizour chests | köküreklerigizyou all's chests | kökürekleritheir chests |
| Genitive | köküreklenithe chests' | köküreklerimimy chests' | kökürekleriŋiyour chests' | köküreklerinihis chests' | kökürekleribizniour chests' | köküreklerigizniyou all's chests' | köküreklerinitheir chests' |
| Accusative | köküreklenithe chests (as the object) | köküreklerimimy chests (as the object) | kökürekleriŋiyour chests (as the object) | köküreklerinhis chests (as the object) | kökürekleribizniour chests (as the object) | köküreklerigizniyou all's chests (as the object) | köküreklerintheir chests (as the object) |
| Dative | köküreklegeto the chests | köküreklerimeto my chests | kökürekleriŋeto your chests | köküreklerineto his chests | kökürekleribizgeto our chests | köküreklerigizgeto you all's chests | köküreklerineto their chests |
| Locative | kökürekledein / at the chests | köküreklerimdein / at my chests | kökürekleriŋdein / at your chests | köküreklerindein / at his chests | kökürekleribizdein / at our chests | köküreklerigizdein / at you all's chests | köküreklerindein / at their chests |
| Ablative | kökürekledenfrom the chests | köküreklerimdenfrom my chests | kökürekleriŋdenfrom your chests | köküreklerindenfrom his chests | kökürekleribizdenfrom our chests | köküreklerigizdenfrom you all's chests | köküreklerindenfrom their chests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kökürekleri can mean "his / her chests", "their chest", or "their chests" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.