külkülük
/kylkylyk/
laughable, ridiculous, absurd, deserving mockery — With bolurğa it means become a laughingstock; with eterge it means make a laughingstock of someone.
- külkülük hapar — a ridiculous story
- külkülük surat — a caricature
- külkülük bolurğa — to become a laughingstock
- külkülük eterge — to hold someone up to ridicule
- bizni halq allında külkülük etdiŋ — you made a laughingstock of us in front of the people
- kesiŋ külkülük bolursa — you yourself will become a laughingstock
- külkülük iş — a deed that deserves mockery
- mahtawluğa aytırla, külkülükge külürle — of the notable they will speak, at the ridiculous they will laugh
Expressions
- el külkülük bolurğa — become a laughingstock
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | külkülükmeI am laughable | külkülükseyou are laughable | külkülükdühe is laughable | külkülükbüzwe are laughable | külkülüksüzyou all are laughable | külkülükdülethey are laughable |
| comparative — more | külkülügürekmeI am more laughable | külkülügürekseyou are more laughable | külkülügürekdihe is more laughable | külkülügürekbizwe are more laughable | külkülügüreksizyou all are more laughable | külkülügürekdilethey are more laughable |
| intensifier — very | bek külkülükmeI am very laughable | bek külkülükseyou are very laughable | bek külkülükdühe is very laughable | bek külkülükbüzwe are very laughable | bek külkülüksüzyou all are very laughable | bek külkülükdülethey are very laughable |
| superlative — most | em külkülükmeI am the most laughable | em külkülükseyou are the most laughable | em külkülükdühe is the most laughable | em külkülükbüzwe are the most laughable | em külkülüksüzyou all are the most laughable | em külkülükdülethey are the most laughable |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden külkülükdü — "compared to me, he is laughable."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki külkülükdümine is laughable | seniki külkülükdüyours is laughable | anıqı külkülükdühis is laughable | bizniki külkülükdüours is laughable | sizniki külkülükdüyours (pl.) is laughable | alanıqı külkülükdütheirs is laughable |
| comparative — more | meniki külkülügürekdimine is more laughable | seniki külkülügürekdiyours is more laughable | anıqı külkülügürekdihis is more laughable | bizniki külkülügürekdiours is more laughable | sizniki külkülügürekdiyours (pl.) is more laughable | alanıqı külkülügürekditheirs is more laughable |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek külkülükdümine is very laughable | seniki bek külkülükdüyours is very laughable | anıqı bek külkülükdühis is very laughable | bizniki bek külkülükdüours is very laughable | sizniki bek külkülükdüyours (pl.) is very laughable | alanıqı bek külkülükdütheirs is very laughable |
| superlative — most | meniki em külkülükdümine is the most laughable | seniki em külkülükdüyours is the most laughable | anıqı em külkülükdühis is the most laughable | bizniki em külkülükdüours is the most laughable | sizniki em külkülükdüyours (pl.) is the most laughable | alanıqı em külkülükdütheirs is the most laughable |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile külkülükdülemine are laughable | senikile külkülükdüleyours are laughable | anıqıla külkülükdülehis are laughable | biznikile külkülükdüleours are laughable | siznikile külkülükdüleyours (pl.) are laughable | alanıqıla külkülükdületheirs are laughable |
| comparative — more | menikile külkülügürekdilemine are more laughable | senikile külkülügürekdileyours are more laughable | anıqıla külkülügürekdilehis are more laughable | biznikile külkülügürekdileours are more laughable | siznikile külkülügürekdileyours (pl.) are more laughable | alanıqıla külkülügürekdiletheirs are more laughable |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek külkülükdülemine are very laughable | senikile bek külkülükdüleyours are very laughable | anıqıla bek külkülükdülehis are very laughable | biznikile bek külkülükdüleours are very laughable | siznikile bek külkülükdüleyours (pl.) are very laughable | alanıqıla bek külkülükdületheirs are very laughable |
| superlative — most | menikile em külkülükdülemine are the most laughable | senikile em külkülükdüleyours are the most laughable | anıqıla em külkülükdülehis are the most laughable | biznikile em külkülükdüleours are the most laughable | siznikile em külkülükdüleyours (pl.) are the most laughable | alanıqıla em külkülükdületheirs are the most laughable |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu külkülükdü, bıla külkülükdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".