kekel
/kekel/ · plural kekelle
1. forelock, fringe, tuft of hair over the forehead — Also used of the tuft of hair between a horse's ears that falls onto its forehead.
- başında kekel qoyarğa — to leave a forelock on the head
- kekelin tararğa — to comb his forelock
- jaş kekelin taraydı — the boy combs his forelock
- qara kekeli maŋılayına tüşedi — his black forelock falls over his forehead
- atnı kekeli — the horse's forelock
- taynı sarı kekeli — the colt's sorrel forelock
2. uncut grass left standing under the swath
- kekel qaldırma — don't leave uncut grass
- kekel qalğandı — uncut grass has been left
- kekelni da çaldıla — they mowed the uncut grass too
- mında kekel köbdü — there is a lot of uncut grass here
3. curl, lock of hair hanging down from the temples or forehead
- burmadı kekelleri — her locks were curly
- qar kibik aq kekelleri — his snow-white locks
- ınnanı kekelleri ağarğandıla — granny's locks have turned white
Expressions
- kekeline qıraw qağarğa — go gray
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kekelthe forelock | kekelimmy forelock | kekeliŋyour forelock | kekelihis forelock | kekelibizour forelock | kekeligizyou all's forelock | kekelleritheir forelocks |
| Genitive | kekelnithe forelock's | kekelimimy forelock's | kekeliŋiyour forelock's | kekelinihis forelock's | kekelibizniour forelock's | kekeligizniyou all's forelock's | kekellerinitheir forelocks' |
| Accusative | kekelnithe forelock (as the object) | kekelimimy forelock (as the object) | kekeliŋiyour forelock (as the object) | kekelinhis forelock (as the object) | kekelibizniour forelock (as the object) | kekeligizniyou all's forelock (as the object) | kekellerintheir forelocks (as the object) |
| Dative | kekelgeto the forelock | kekelimeto my forelock | kekeliŋeto your forelock | kekelineto his forelock | kekelibizgeto our forelock | kekeligizgeto you all's forelock | kekellerineto their forelocks |
| Locative | kekeldein / at the forelock | kekelimdein / at my forelock | kekeliŋdein / at your forelock | kekelindein / at his forelock | kekelibizdein / at our forelock | kekeligizdein / at you all's forelock | kekellerindein / at their forelocks |
| Ablative | kekeldenfrom the forelock | kekelimdenfrom my forelock | kekeliŋdenfrom your forelock | kekelindenfrom his forelock | kekelibizdenfrom our forelock | kekeligizdenfrom you all's forelock | kekellerindenfrom their forelocks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kekellethe forelocks | kekellerimmy forelocks | kekelleriŋyour forelocks | kekellerihis forelocks | kekelleribizour forelocks | kekellerigizyou all's forelocks | kekelleritheir forelocks |
| Genitive | kekellenithe forelocks' | kekellerimimy forelocks' | kekelleriŋiyour forelocks' | kekellerinihis forelocks' | kekelleribizniour forelocks' | kekellerigizniyou all's forelocks' | kekellerinitheir forelocks' |
| Accusative | kekellenithe forelocks (as the object) | kekellerimimy forelocks (as the object) | kekelleriŋiyour forelocks (as the object) | kekellerinhis forelocks (as the object) | kekelleribizniour forelocks (as the object) | kekellerigizniyou all's forelocks (as the object) | kekellerintheir forelocks (as the object) |
| Dative | kekellegeto the forelocks | kekellerimeto my forelocks | kekelleriŋeto your forelocks | kekellerineto his forelocks | kekelleribizgeto our forelocks | kekellerigizgeto you all's forelocks | kekellerineto their forelocks |
| Locative | kekelledein / at the forelocks | kekellerimdein / at my forelocks | kekelleriŋdein / at your forelocks | kekellerindein / at his forelocks | kekelleribizdein / at our forelocks | kekellerigizdein / at you all's forelocks | kekellerindein / at their forelocks |
| Ablative | kekelledenfrom the forelocks | kekellerimdenfrom my forelocks | kekelleriŋdenfrom your forelocks | kekellerindenfrom his forelocks | kekelleribizdenfrom our forelocks | kekellerigizdenfrom you all's forelocks | kekellerindenfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.