kamsık
/kamsɯk/ · plural kamsıkla
1. mischievous, naughty, playfully unruly — With ösgen or ürenŋen it describes a spoiled child: kamsık ösgen "grown up spoiled".
- kamsık sabiy — a mischievous child
- kamsık bolurğa — to be mischievous
- kamsık öserge — to grow up spoiled
- kamsık jaşlanı alaydan quwdu — he drove the mischievous boys away from there
- kamsık jıyın — a mischievous crowd
- kamsık oyun — a mischievous game
2. mischief-maker, prankster, rascal, naughty child
- bir-bir kamsıkla — some of the mischief-makers
- ol eki kamsık da — those two rascals too
- elni kamsıgı — the village mischief-maker
- kamsıkla jıyıldıla — the mischief-makers gathered
- kamsıkla üyge keldile — the mischief-makers came home
3. lively, frisky, fidgety, unable to sit still
- kamsık tayçıq — a frisky little foal
- kamsık sabiy tınç olturmaydı — the fidgety child does not sit still
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kamsıkmaI am mischievous | kamsıksayou are mischievous | kamsıkdıhe is mischievous | kamsıkbızwe are mischievous | kamsıksızyou all are mischievous | kamsıkdılathey are mischievous |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kamsıkdı — "compared to me, he is mischievous."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kamsıkdımine is mischievous | seniki kamsıkdıyours is mischievous | anıqı kamsıkdıhis is mischievous | bizniki kamsıkdıours is mischievous | sizniki kamsıkdıyours (pl.) is mischievous | alanıqı kamsıkdıtheirs is mischievous |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kamsıkdılamine are mischievous | senikile kamsıkdılayours are mischievous | anıqıla kamsıkdılahis are mischievous | biznikile kamsıkdılaours are mischievous | siznikile kamsıkdılayours (pl.) are mischievous | alanıqıla kamsıkdılatheirs are mischievous |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kamsıkdı, bıla kamsıkdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kamsıkthe mischief-maker | kamsıgımmy mischief-maker | kamsıgıŋyour mischief-maker | kamsıgıhis mischief-maker | kamsıgıbızour mischief-maker | kamsıgığızyou all's mischief-maker | kamsıklarıtheir mischief-makers |
| Genitive | kamsıknıthe mischief-maker's | kamsıgımımy mischief-maker's | kamsıgıŋıyour mischief-maker's | kamsıgınıhis mischief-maker's | kamsıgıbıznıour mischief-maker's | kamsıgığıznıyou all's mischief-maker's | kamsıklarınıtheir mischief-makers' |
| Accusative | kamsıknıthe mischief-maker (as the object) | kamsıgımımy mischief-maker (as the object) | kamsıgıŋıyour mischief-maker (as the object) | kamsıgınhis mischief-maker (as the object) | kamsıgıbıznıour mischief-maker (as the object) | kamsıgığıznıyou all's mischief-maker (as the object) | kamsıklarıntheir mischief-makers (as the object) |
| Dative | kamsıkgato the mischief-maker | kamsıgımato my mischief-maker | kamsıgıŋato your mischief-maker | kamsıgınato his mischief-maker | kamsıgıbızğato our mischief-maker | kamsıgığızğato you all's mischief-maker | kamsıklarınato their mischief-makers |
| Locative | kamsıkdain / at the mischief-maker | kamsıgımdain / at my mischief-maker | kamsıgıŋdain / at your mischief-maker | kamsıgındain / at his mischief-maker | kamsıgıbızdain / at our mischief-maker | kamsıgığızdain / at you all's mischief-maker | kamsıklarındain / at their mischief-makers |
| Ablative | kamsıkdanfrom the mischief-maker | kamsıgımdanfrom my mischief-maker | kamsıgıŋdanfrom your mischief-maker | kamsıgındanfrom his mischief-maker | kamsıgıbızdanfrom our mischief-maker | kamsıgığızdanfrom you all's mischief-maker | kamsıklarındanfrom their mischief-makers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kamsıklathe mischief-makers | kamsıklarımmy mischief-makers | kamsıklarıŋyour mischief-makers | kamsıklarıhis mischief-makers | kamsıklarıbızour mischief-makers | kamsıklarığızyou all's mischief-makers | kamsıklarıtheir mischief-makers |
| Genitive | kamsıklanıthe mischief-makers' | kamsıklarımımy mischief-makers' | kamsıklarıŋıyour mischief-makers' | kamsıklarınıhis mischief-makers' | kamsıklarıbıznıour mischief-makers' | kamsıklarığıznıyou all's mischief-makers' | kamsıklarınıtheir mischief-makers' |
| Accusative | kamsıklanıthe mischief-makers (as the object) | kamsıklarımımy mischief-makers (as the object) | kamsıklarıŋıyour mischief-makers (as the object) | kamsıklarınhis mischief-makers (as the object) | kamsıklarıbıznıour mischief-makers (as the object) | kamsıklarığıznıyou all's mischief-makers (as the object) | kamsıklarıntheir mischief-makers (as the object) |
| Dative | kamsıklağato the mischief-makers | kamsıklarımato my mischief-makers | kamsıklarıŋato your mischief-makers | kamsıklarınato his mischief-makers | kamsıklarıbızğato our mischief-makers | kamsıklarığızğato you all's mischief-makers | kamsıklarınato their mischief-makers |
| Locative | kamsıkladain / at the mischief-makers | kamsıklarımdain / at my mischief-makers | kamsıklarıŋdain / at your mischief-makers | kamsıklarındain / at his mischief-makers | kamsıklarıbızdain / at our mischief-makers | kamsıklarığızdain / at you all's mischief-makers | kamsıklarındain / at their mischief-makers |
| Ablative | kamsıkladanfrom the mischief-makers | kamsıklarımdanfrom my mischief-makers | kamsıklarıŋdanfrom your mischief-makers | kamsıklarındanfrom his mischief-makers | kamsıklarıbızdanfrom our mischief-makers | kamsıklarığızdanfrom you all's mischief-makers | kamsıklarındanfrom their mischief-makers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kamsıkları can mean "his / her mischief-makers", "their mischief-maker", or "their mischief-makers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kamsıknıqıthe mischief-maker's one | kamsıknıqılathe mischief-maker's ones | kamsıklanıqıthe mischief-makers' one | kamsıklanıqılathe mischief-makers' ones |
| Genitive | kamsıknıqınıof the mischief-maker's one | kamsıknıqılanıof the mischief-maker's ones | kamsıklanıqınıof the mischief-makers' one | kamsıklanıqılanıof the mischief-makers' ones |
| Accusative | kamsıknıqınthe mischief-maker's one (as the object) | kamsıknıqılanıthe mischief-maker's ones (as the object) | kamsıklanıqınthe mischief-makers' one (as the object) | kamsıklanıqılanıthe mischief-makers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kamsıknıqınato the mischief-maker's one | kamsıknıqılağato the mischief-maker's ones | kamsıklanıqınato the mischief-makers' one | kamsıklanıqılağato the mischief-makers' ones |
| Locative | kamsıknıqındain / at the mischief-maker's one | kamsıknıqıladain / at the mischief-maker's ones | kamsıklanıqındain / at the mischief-makers' one | kamsıklanıqıladain / at the mischief-makers' ones |
| Ablative | kamsıknıqındanfrom the mischief-maker's one | kamsıknıqıladanfrom the mischief-maker's ones | kamsıklanıqındanfrom the mischief-makers' one | kamsıklanıqıladanfrom the mischief-makers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.