kekel
/kekel/
Definitions
1. a forelock, the tuft of hair falling over a person's forehead or between a horse's ears
- başında kekel qoyarğa — to leave a forelock on the head
- kekelin tararğa — to comb his forelock
- atnı kekeli — the horse's forelock
2. grass left standing uncut under the swath — TSKBYA marks this reading кёч.
- kekel qalğandı — grass has been left uncut
Related
kekellihavinghaving a forelock or a tuft of hair on the crown
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kekelthe forelock | kekellethe forelocks | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kekelnithe forelock's | kekellenithe forelocks' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kekelnithe forelock (as the object) | kekellenithe forelocks (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kekelgeto the forelock | kekellegeto the forelocks | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kekeldeat / in the forelock | kekelledeat / in the forelocks | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kekeldenfrom the forelock | kekelledenfrom the forelocks | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | kekelimmy forelock | kekellerimmy forelocks |
| your | kekelingyour forelock | kekelleringyour forelocks |
| his / her | kekelihis / her forelock | kekellerihis / her forelocks |
| our | kekelibizour forelock | kekelleribizour forelocks |
| you all's | kekeligizyou all's forelock | kekellerigizyou all's forelocks |
| their | kekelleritheir forelock | kekelleritheir forelocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kekelleri can mean "his / her forelocks", "their forelock", or "their forelocks" — context decides.