keŋ
/keŋ/
1. wide, broad, spacious, expansive
- keŋ jol — a wide road
- keŋ oram — a wide street
- keŋ maŋılay — a broad forehead
- keŋ jol tawğa eltedi — a wide road leads to the mountain
- üyübüznü içi bek keŋdi — the inside of our house is very spacious
- söznü keŋ mağanası — the broad meaning of the word
- keŋ tüzde mal sürüwü jayıldı — the livestock herd spread across the broad plain
2. loose, roomy, baggy — Said of clothes or shoes that are bigger than they need to be.
- keŋ könçek — loose trousers
- keŋ kiyim — loose clothes
- könçek keŋ boladı — the trousers are loose
- bu çuruqla menŋe keŋdile — these shoes are too loose for me
3. free, independent, unconstrained — Said of a life or a world felt as open and free of constraint.
- keŋ jaşaw — a free life
- keŋ duniyada jaşaybız — we live in a free world
- keldi bizge keŋ jaşaw — a free life has come to us
- jaşawubuz keŋ bolğandı — our life has become free
4. estranged, alien, distant — Said of a person who is not kin and keeps no closeness with you.
- keŋ adam — a stranger
- ol menŋe keŋ adamça qaradı — he looked at me like a stranger
- sen da keŋibiz tülse — you are no stranger to us either
- keŋ adamlanı sözlerine qarab — heeding the words of strangers
- aqıllını keŋŋe sanama — don't count a wise man as a stranger
5. widespread, mass, large-scale — Said of something that takes in many people or a large area.
- keŋ jıyılıw boldu — a mass gathering took place
- keŋ işni başladıla — they began large-scale work
- keŋ hazırlıq baradı — large-scale preparation is going on
6. unlimited, boundless — Said of scope, ambition or rights that nothing limits.
- keŋ muratı bardı — he has a boundless ambition
- muratlarıbız keŋdile — our ambitions are boundless
- keŋ erkinlik berildi — unlimited freedom was given
7. widely, broadly, extensively
- Qaraçay ellede keŋ jayılğandı — it has spread widely in Karachay villages
- közleni keŋ açarğa — to open one's eyes wide
- keŋ kerilgen eşikle — wide-open doors
- aŋılatıw işleni keŋ bardırırğa — to carry out explanatory work widely
- keŋ quçaq açıb — with arms opened wide
- keŋ qara duniyanı işlerine — look broadly upon the affairs of the world
8. far away, at a distance
- keŋ tur — stay far away
- keŋ tururğa — to keep at a distance
- keŋde körünedi — it is visible far away
- keŋden qaradı — he looked from afar
- amanladan keŋ qalsınla — let them stay far away from the bad
- kesiŋi keŋ tutarğa — to keep yourself at a distance
- keŋde tururğa — to stay far off, at a distance
9. outstretched, spread wide — Said of arms or legs stretched out away from the body.
- qolların keŋ jaydı — he spread his arms wide
- quçaqnı keŋ açarğa — to open one's arms wide
- barmaqlanı keŋ salıw — spreading the fingers wide
- ayaqların keŋ kerdi — he stretched his legs out wide
- sanların keŋ jayıb, sırtından jatadı — he lies on his back, limbs spread wide
- keŋ sozulub jatdı — he lay stretched out wide
10. spaciously, roomily, with plenty of room
- kiyim biçseŋ, keŋ biç — if you cut clothes, cut them roomy
Expressions
- ahıratı keŋ bolsun — rest in peace
- etegi, jeŋi keŋ bolurğa — have many backers
- jathan jeri keŋ bolsun — rest in peace
- keŋ jürekli — big-hearted, generous
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | keŋmeI am wide | keŋseyou are wide | keŋdihe is wide | keŋbizwe are wide | keŋsizyou all are wide | keŋdilethey are wide |
| comparative — more | keŋirekmeI am wider | keŋirekseyou are wider | keŋirekdihe is wider | keŋirekbizwe are wider | keŋireksizyou all are wider | keŋirekdilethey are wider |
| intensifier — very | bek keŋmeI am very wide | bek keŋseyou are very wide | bek keŋdihe is very wide | bek keŋbizwe are very wide | bek keŋsizyou all are very wide | bek keŋdilethey are very wide |
| superlative — most | em keŋmeI am the widest | em keŋseyou are the widest | em keŋdihe is the widest | em keŋbizwe are the widest | em keŋsizyou all are the widest | em keŋdilethey are the widest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden keŋdi — "compared to me, he is wide."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki keŋdimine is wide | seniki keŋdiyours is wide | anıqı keŋdihis is wide | bizniki keŋdiours is wide | sizniki keŋdiyours (pl.) is wide | alanıqı keŋditheirs is wide |
| comparative — more | meniki keŋirekdimine is wider | seniki keŋirekdiyours is wider | anıqı keŋirekdihis is wider | bizniki keŋirekdiours is wider | sizniki keŋirekdiyours (pl.) is wider | alanıqı keŋirekditheirs is wider |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek keŋdimine is very wide | seniki bek keŋdiyours is very wide | anıqı bek keŋdihis is very wide | bizniki bek keŋdiours is very wide | sizniki bek keŋdiyours (pl.) is very wide | alanıqı bek keŋditheirs is very wide |
| superlative — most | meniki em keŋdimine is the widest | seniki em keŋdiyours is the widest | anıqı em keŋdihis is the widest | bizniki em keŋdiours is the widest | sizniki em keŋdiyours (pl.) is the widest | alanıqı em keŋditheirs is the widest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile keŋdilemine are wide | senikile keŋdileyours are wide | anıqıla keŋdilehis are wide | biznikile keŋdileours are wide | siznikile keŋdileyours (pl.) are wide | alanıqıla keŋdiletheirs are wide |
| comparative — more | menikile keŋirekdilemine are wider | senikile keŋirekdileyours are wider | anıqıla keŋirekdilehis are wider | biznikile keŋirekdileours are wider | siznikile keŋirekdileyours (pl.) are wider | alanıqıla keŋirekdiletheirs are wider |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek keŋdilemine are very wide | senikile bek keŋdileyours are very wide | anıqıla bek keŋdilehis are very wide | biznikile bek keŋdileours are very wide | siznikile bek keŋdileyours (pl.) are very wide | alanıqıla bek keŋdiletheirs are very wide |
| superlative — most | menikile em keŋdilemine are the widest | senikile em keŋdileyours are the widest | anıqıla em keŋdilehis are the widest | biznikile em keŋdileours are the widest | siznikile em keŋdileyours (pl.) are the widest | alanıqıla em keŋdiletheirs are the widest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu keŋdi, bıla keŋdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".