kiçi

/kitʃi/

1. (adj.) younger, junior (in age); youngest — em kiçi means the youngest; kiçi qarnaş is a younger brother.

em kiçi — the youngest
kiçi qarnaş — younger brother
kiçi egeç — younger sister
em kiçi jaşı — his youngest son
kiçi qarnaşına — to his younger brother
kiçi adam — younger person
kiçige igilik — kindness to the younger
bek çomartdı anı kiçi ulu — his youngest son is very generous
kiçi tamadanı qaçın eterge kerekdi — the younger must honor the elder

2. (adj.) junior (in rank or position), lower in rank — Used in titles such as kiçi leytenant (junior lieutenant) and kiçi ilmu qulluqçu (junior research fellow).

kiçi leytenant — junior lieutenant
kiçi ilmu qulluqçu — junior research fellow
kiçi serzhant — junior sergeant
kiçi leytenant degen çın beriledi — the rank of junior lieutenant is given

Expressions

kiçi bol da — be so kind (Formula · Request)

Found in

100 common adjectives

Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 2
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · all meanings
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

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Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — kiçi
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	kiçimeI am younger	kiçiseyou are younger	kiçidihe is younger	kiçibizwe are younger	kiçisizyou all are younger	kiçidilethey are younger

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kiçidi — "compared to me, he is younger."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — kiçi
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki kiçidimine is younger	seniki kiçidiyours is younger	anıqı kiçidihis is younger	bizniki kiçidiours is younger	sizniki kiçidiyours (pl.) is younger	alanıqı kiçiditheirs is younger

Several things

Several things — kiçi
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile kiçidilemine are younger	senikile kiçidileyours are younger	anıqıla kiçidilehis are younger	biznikile kiçidileours are younger	siznikile kiçidileyours (pl.) are younger	alanıqıla kiçidiletheirs are younger

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kiçidi, bıla kiçidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".