keçegi
/ketʃeɡi/
night, nighttime, nocturnal; happening, used, working, or active at night — Common combinations: keçegi qarawul "night watchman", keçegi smena "night shift", keçegi lampa "night lamp"; keçegi toy is an evening party.
- keçegi qarawul — a night watchman
- keçegi lampa — a night lamp
- keçegi toy — an evening party
- keçegi kökde julduzla jarıq jıltıraydıla — stars sparkle brightly in the night sky
- keçegi şoşluq tögerekni biyledi — the night silence ruled all around
- keçegi suwuq taw özenin basdı — the night chill gripped the mountain valley
- keçegi jolçu tawda saq basar — a night traveler will tread carefully in the mountains
- keçegi söz keŋŋe baradı — night talk carries far
Expressions
- keçegi başın qoluna alıb — working through the night
- keçegi börk kibik — drowsy and hangdog
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki keçegidimine is nocturnal | seniki keçegidiyours is nocturnal | anıqı keçegidihis is nocturnal | bizniki keçegidiours is nocturnal | sizniki keçegidiyours (pl.) is nocturnal | alanıqı keçegiditheirs is nocturnal |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile keçegidilemine are nocturnal | senikile keçegidileyours are nocturnal | anıqıla keçegidilehis are nocturnal | biznikile keçegidileours are nocturnal | siznikile keçegidileyours (pl.) are nocturnal | alanıqıla keçegidiletheirs are nocturnal |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu keçegidi, bıla keçegidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".