küren
/kyren/ · plural kürenle
1. halo, circle, ring of light around the moon or the sun
- küren tarthan ay — the moon in a halo
- aynı tögereginde küren — a halo around the moon
- kün küren tarthandı — the sun has formed a halo
- keŋden küren tartıldı — a halo formed far off
- küren tohtarğa — to stand in a ring
2. circle of duties, errands, or worries one source
- qayğılanı küreninde — in the circle of worries
- jumuşlanı küreni — the round of errands
- kesini qayğılarını küreninde tentireydi — wanders about in the circle of his own worries
- ol qayğılarını küreninden çıqmaydı — he doesn't get out of the circle of his worries
3. brown
- küren at — a brown horse
- küren tük — brown hair
- künnü tübünde küren bet alğandı — it has taken on a brown color in the sun
- men küren kölek kiygenme — I have put on a brown shirt
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kürenthe halo | kürenimmy halo | küreniŋyour halo | kürenihis halo | kürenibizour halo | kürenigizyou all's halo | kürenleritheir halos |
| Genitive | kürennithe halo's | kürenimimy halo's | küreniŋiyour halo's | küreninihis halo's | kürenibizniour halo's | kürenigizniyou all's halo's | kürenlerinitheir halos' |
| Accusative | kürennithe halo (as the object) | kürenimimy halo (as the object) | küreniŋiyour halo (as the object) | küreninhis halo (as the object) | kürenibizniour halo (as the object) | kürenigizniyou all's halo (as the object) | kürenlerintheir halos (as the object) |
| Dative | kürenŋeto the halo | kürenimeto my halo | küreniŋeto your halo | kürenineto his halo | kürenibizgeto our halo | kürenigizgeto you all's halo | kürenlerineto their halos |
| Locative | kürendein / at the halo | kürenimdein / at my halo | küreniŋdein / at your halo | kürenindein / at his halo | kürenibizdein / at our halo | kürenigizdein / at you all's halo | kürenlerindein / at their halos |
| Ablative | kürendenfrom the halo | kürenimdenfrom my halo | küreniŋdenfrom your halo | kürenindenfrom his halo | kürenibizdenfrom our halo | kürenigizdenfrom you all's halo | kürenlerindenfrom their halos |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kürenlethe halos | kürenlerimmy halos | kürenleriŋyour halos | kürenlerihis halos | kürenleribizour halos | kürenlerigizyou all's halos | kürenleritheir halos |
| Genitive | kürenlenithe halos' | kürenlerimimy halos' | kürenleriŋiyour halos' | kürenlerinihis halos' | kürenleribizniour halos' | kürenlerigizniyou all's halos' | kürenlerinitheir halos' |
| Accusative | kürenlenithe halos (as the object) | kürenlerimimy halos (as the object) | kürenleriŋiyour halos (as the object) | kürenlerinhis halos (as the object) | kürenleribizniour halos (as the object) | kürenlerigizniyou all's halos (as the object) | kürenlerintheir halos (as the object) |
| Dative | kürenlegeto the halos | kürenlerimeto my halos | kürenleriŋeto your halos | kürenlerineto his halos | kürenleribizgeto our halos | kürenlerigizgeto you all's halos | kürenlerineto their halos |
| Locative | kürenledein / at the halos | kürenlerimdein / at my halos | kürenleriŋdein / at your halos | kürenlerindein / at his halos | kürenleribizdein / at our halos | kürenlerigizdein / at you all's halos | kürenlerindein / at their halos |
| Ablative | kürenledenfrom the halos | kürenlerimdenfrom my halos | kürenleriŋdenfrom your halos | kürenlerindenfrom his halos | kürenleribizdenfrom our halos | kürenlerigizdenfrom you all's halos | kürenlerindenfrom their halos |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kürenleri can mean "his / her halos", "their halo", or "their halos" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kürendimine is brown | seniki kürendiyours is brown | anıqı kürendihis is brown | bizniki kürendiours is brown | sizniki kürendiyours (pl.) is brown | alanıqı kürenditheirs is brown |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kürendilemine are brown | senikile kürendileyours are brown | anıqıla kürendilehis are brown | biznikile kürendileours are brown | siznikile kürendileyours (pl.) are brown | alanıqıla kürendiletheirs are brown |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kürendi, bıla kürendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".