kaw-kuw
/kaw-kuw/
1. in all directions, every which way, here and there — Mostly used with verbs: kaw-kuw bolurğa 'scatter, rush off in all directions; get lost' (of people or animals), and kaw-kuw eterge 'scatter, disperse (people)', also 'rout (an enemy)': jazıw teŋleni kaw-kuw etdi 'fate scattered the friends', tuşmannı kaw-kuw eterge 'rout the enemy'.
- jazıw teŋleni kaw-kuw etdi — fate scattered the friends in all directions
- tuşmannı kaw-kuw eterge — to rout the enemy
- kaw-kuw bolurğa — to scatter in all directions
- sabiyle kaw-kuw boldula — the children scattered every which way
2. scattered, dispersed (of clouds, fog and the like)
- kaw-kuw bulutlanı — the scattered clouds
Expressions
- kaw-kuw bolurğa — scatter in all directions
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kaw-kuwmaI am scattered | kaw-kuwsayou are scattered | kaw-kuwduhe is scattered | kaw-kuwbuzwe are scattered | kaw-kuwsuzyou all are scattered | kaw-kuwdulathey are scattered |
| comparative — more | kaw-kuwraqmaI am more scattered | kaw-kuwraqsayou are more scattered | kaw-kuwraqdıhe is more scattered | kaw-kuwraqbızwe are more scattered | kaw-kuwraqsızyou all are more scattered | kaw-kuwraqdılathey are more scattered |
| intensifier — very | bek kaw-kuwmaI am very scattered | bek kaw-kuwsayou are very scattered | bek kaw-kuwduhe is very scattered | bek kaw-kuwbuzwe are very scattered | bek kaw-kuwsuzyou all are very scattered | bek kaw-kuwdulathey are very scattered |
| superlative — most | em kaw-kuwmaI am the most scattered | em kaw-kuwsayou are the most scattered | em kaw-kuwduhe is the most scattered | em kaw-kuwbuzwe are the most scattered | em kaw-kuwsuzyou all are the most scattered | em kaw-kuwdulathey are the most scattered |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kaw-kuwdu — "compared to me, he is scattered."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kaw-kuwdumine is scattered | seniki kaw-kuwduyours is scattered | anıqı kaw-kuwduhis is scattered | bizniki kaw-kuwduours is scattered | sizniki kaw-kuwduyours (pl.) is scattered | alanıqı kaw-kuwdutheirs is scattered |
| comparative — more | meniki kaw-kuwraqdımine is more scattered | seniki kaw-kuwraqdıyours is more scattered | anıqı kaw-kuwraqdıhis is more scattered | bizniki kaw-kuwraqdıours is more scattered | sizniki kaw-kuwraqdıyours (pl.) is more scattered | alanıqı kaw-kuwraqdıtheirs is more scattered |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek kaw-kuwdumine is very scattered | seniki bek kaw-kuwduyours is very scattered | anıqı bek kaw-kuwduhis is very scattered | bizniki bek kaw-kuwduours is very scattered | sizniki bek kaw-kuwduyours (pl.) is very scattered | alanıqı bek kaw-kuwdutheirs is very scattered |
| superlative — most | meniki em kaw-kuwdumine is the most scattered | seniki em kaw-kuwduyours is the most scattered | anıqı em kaw-kuwduhis is the most scattered | bizniki em kaw-kuwduours is the most scattered | sizniki em kaw-kuwduyours (pl.) is the most scattered | alanıqı em kaw-kuwdutheirs is the most scattered |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kaw-kuwdulamine are scattered | senikile kaw-kuwdulayours are scattered | anıqıla kaw-kuwdulahis are scattered | biznikile kaw-kuwdulaours are scattered | siznikile kaw-kuwdulayours (pl.) are scattered | alanıqıla kaw-kuwdulatheirs are scattered |
| comparative — more | menikile kaw-kuwraqdılamine are more scattered | senikile kaw-kuwraqdılayours are more scattered | anıqıla kaw-kuwraqdılahis are more scattered | biznikile kaw-kuwraqdılaours are more scattered | siznikile kaw-kuwraqdılayours (pl.) are more scattered | alanıqıla kaw-kuwraqdılatheirs are more scattered |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek kaw-kuwdulamine are very scattered | senikile bek kaw-kuwdulayours are very scattered | anıqıla bek kaw-kuwdulahis are very scattered | biznikile bek kaw-kuwdulaours are very scattered | siznikile bek kaw-kuwdulayours (pl.) are very scattered | alanıqıla bek kaw-kuwdulatheirs are very scattered |
| superlative — most | menikile em kaw-kuwdulamine are the most scattered | senikile em kaw-kuwdulayours are the most scattered | anıqıla em kaw-kuwdulahis are the most scattered | biznikile em kaw-kuwdulaours are the most scattered | siznikile em kaw-kuwdulayours (pl.) are the most scattered | alanıqıla em kaw-kuwdulatheirs are the most scattered |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kaw-kuwdu, bıla kaw-kuwdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".