kök
/køk/ · plural kökle
1. sky
- kökge deri — up to the sky
- çuwaq kök — a clear sky
- kök bla jer kibik — like the sky and the earth
- kökdenmi tüşgense? — did you drop out of the sky?
2. early spring grass, the first greens
- malla kökge ketib, biçen aşamaydıla — the livestock go out to the spring grass and do not eat hay
- kök çıqdı — the first green came up
- kökge çığarğa — to go out to the spring grass
- mallanı kökde otlatıw — grazing livestock on spring grass
3. blue
- kök közle — blue eyes
- kök betli — of a blue color
- kök türsün — a blue color
4. green (of tea, of young grass)
- kök şay — green tea
- kök hans — green grass
- kök çapıraq — a green leaf
- kök kırdık — green grass
5. gray, ash-colored
- kök qoy — a gray sheep
- kök jün — gray wool
- kök börü — a gray wolf
6. blue-gray
- kök kögürçün — a blue-gray dove
- kök bulutla — blue-gray clouds
Expressions
- jeti kök — great height
- kesin jeti kökge kötürürge — put on airs
- kesin kökden tüşgen sunarğa — think oneself superior
- kök bla jer kibik — worlds apart
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kökthe sky | kögümmy sky | kögüŋyour sky | kögühis sky | kögübüzour sky | kögügüzyou all's sky | kökleritheir skies |
| Genitive | köknüthe sky's | kögümümy sky's | kögüŋüyour sky's | kögünühis sky's | kögübüznüour sky's | kögügüznüyou all's sky's | köklerinitheir skies' |
| Accusative | köknüthe sky (as the object) | kögümümy sky (as the object) | kögüŋüyour sky (as the object) | kögünhis sky (as the object) | kögübüznüour sky (as the object) | kögügüznüyou all's sky (as the object) | köklerintheir skies (as the object) |
| Dative | kökgeto the sky | kögümeto my sky | kögüŋeto your sky | kögüneto his sky | kögübüzgeto our sky | kögügüzgeto you all's sky | köklerineto their skies |
| Locative | kökdein / at the sky | kögümdein / at my sky | kögüŋdein / at your sky | kögündein / at his sky | kögübüzdein / at our sky | kögügüzdein / at you all's sky | köklerindein / at their skies |
| Ablative | kökdenfrom the sky | kögümdenfrom my sky | kögüŋdenfrom your sky | kögündenfrom his sky | kögübüzdenfrom our sky | kögügüzdenfrom you all's sky | köklerindenfrom their skies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köklethe skies | köklerimmy skies | kökleriŋyour skies | köklerihis skies | kökleribizour skies | köklerigizyou all's skies | kökleritheir skies |
| Genitive | köklenithe skies' | köklerimimy skies' | kökleriŋiyour skies' | köklerinihis skies' | kökleribizniour skies' | köklerigizniyou all's skies' | köklerinitheir skies' |
| Accusative | köklenithe skies (as the object) | köklerimimy skies (as the object) | kökleriŋiyour skies (as the object) | köklerinhis skies (as the object) | kökleribizniour skies (as the object) | köklerigizniyou all's skies (as the object) | köklerintheir skies (as the object) |
| Dative | köklegeto the skies | köklerimeto my skies | kökleriŋeto your skies | köklerineto his skies | kökleribizgeto our skies | köklerigizgeto you all's skies | köklerineto their skies |
| Locative | kökledein / at the skies | köklerimdein / at my skies | kökleriŋdein / at your skies | köklerindein / at his skies | kökleribizdein / at our skies | köklerigizdein / at you all's skies | köklerindein / at their skies |
| Ablative | kökledenfrom the skies | köklerimdenfrom my skies | kökleriŋdenfrom your skies | köklerindenfrom his skies | kökleribizdenfrom our skies | köklerigizdenfrom you all's skies | köklerindenfrom their skies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kökleri can mean "his / her skies", "their sky", or "their skies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | kökblue |
| comparative — more | kögürekbluer |
| intensifier — very | bek kökvery blue |
| superlative — most | em kökthe bluest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kökdümine is blue | seniki kökdüyours is blue | anıqı kökdühis is blue | bizniki kökdüours is blue | sizniki kökdüyours (pl.) is blue | alanıqı kökdütheirs is blue |
| comparative — more | meniki kögürekdimine is bluer | seniki kögürekdiyours is bluer | anıqı kögürekdihis is bluer | bizniki kögürekdiours is bluer | sizniki kögürekdiyours (pl.) is bluer | alanıqı kögürekditheirs is bluer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek kökdümine is very blue | seniki bek kökdüyours is very blue | anıqı bek kökdühis is very blue | bizniki bek kökdüours is very blue | sizniki bek kökdüyours (pl.) is very blue | alanıqı bek kökdütheirs is very blue |
| superlative — most | meniki em kökdümine is the bluest | seniki em kökdüyours is the bluest | anıqı em kökdühis is the bluest | bizniki em kökdüours is the bluest | sizniki em kökdüyours (pl.) is the bluest | alanıqı em kökdütheirs is the bluest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kökdülemine are blue | senikile kökdüleyours are blue | anıqıla kökdülehis are blue | biznikile kökdüleours are blue | siznikile kökdüleyours (pl.) are blue | alanıqıla kökdületheirs are blue |
| comparative — more | menikile kögürekdilemine are bluer | senikile kögürekdileyours are bluer | anıqıla kögürekdilehis are bluer | biznikile kögürekdileours are bluer | siznikile kögürekdileyours (pl.) are bluer | alanıqıla kögürekdiletheirs are bluer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek kökdülemine are very blue | senikile bek kökdüleyours are very blue | anıqıla bek kökdülehis are very blue | biznikile bek kökdüleours are very blue | siznikile bek kökdüleyours (pl.) are very blue | alanıqıla bek kökdületheirs are very blue |
| superlative — most | menikile em kökdülemine are the bluest | senikile em kökdüleyours are the bluest | anıqıla em kökdülehis are the bluest | biznikile em kökdüleours are the bluest | siznikile em kökdüleyours (pl.) are the bluest | alanıqıla em kökdületheirs are the bluest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kökdü, bıla kökdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".