kindik
/kindik/ · plural kindikle
1. navel, umbilical cord
- sabiyni kindigin kesiw — cutting the baby's umbilical cord
- kindigine deri suwğa kirgendi — went into the water up to the navel
- kindigine deri — up to the waist
- kindik başı — the solar plexus
- kindik baw — the umbilical cord
2. center, middle
- jerni kindigi — the center of the earth
- elni kindigi — the middle of the village
- elni kindiginde turabız — we live in the middle of the village
Expressions
- bir kindikden ayırılırğa — be full siblings
- jerni kindigi — origin of everything; self-important person
- kindigi bla siygen — grown man
- kindigi kesilgen — homeland
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kindikthe navel | kindigimmy navel | kindigiŋyour navel | kindigihis navel | kindigibizour navel | kindigigizyou all's navel | kindikleritheir navels |
| Genitive | kindiknithe navel's | kindigimimy navel's | kindigiŋiyour navel's | kindiginihis navel's | kindigibizniour navel's | kindigigizniyou all's navel's | kindiklerinitheir navels' |
| Accusative | kindiknithe navel (as the object) | kindigimimy navel (as the object) | kindigiŋiyour navel (as the object) | kindiginhis navel (as the object) | kindigibizniour navel (as the object) | kindigigizniyou all's navel (as the object) | kindiklerintheir navels (as the object) |
| Dative | kindikgeto the navel | kindigimeto my navel | kindigiŋeto your navel | kindigineto his navel | kindigibizgeto our navel | kindigigizgeto you all's navel | kindiklerineto their navels |
| Locative | kindikdein / at the navel | kindigimdein / at my navel | kindigiŋdein / at your navel | kindigindein / at his navel | kindigibizdein / at our navel | kindigigizdein / at you all's navel | kindiklerindein / at their navels |
| Ablative | kindikdenfrom the navel | kindigimdenfrom my navel | kindigiŋdenfrom your navel | kindigindenfrom his navel | kindigibizdenfrom our navel | kindigigizdenfrom you all's navel | kindiklerindenfrom their navels |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kindiklethe navels | kindiklerimmy navels | kindikleriŋyour navels | kindiklerihis navels | kindikleribizour navels | kindiklerigizyou all's navels | kindikleritheir navels |
| Genitive | kindiklenithe navels' | kindiklerimimy navels' | kindikleriŋiyour navels' | kindiklerinihis navels' | kindikleribizniour navels' | kindiklerigizniyou all's navels' | kindiklerinitheir navels' |
| Accusative | kindiklenithe navels (as the object) | kindiklerimimy navels (as the object) | kindikleriŋiyour navels (as the object) | kindiklerinhis navels (as the object) | kindikleribizniour navels (as the object) | kindiklerigizniyou all's navels (as the object) | kindiklerintheir navels (as the object) |
| Dative | kindiklegeto the navels | kindiklerimeto my navels | kindikleriŋeto your navels | kindiklerineto his navels | kindikleribizgeto our navels | kindiklerigizgeto you all's navels | kindiklerineto their navels |
| Locative | kindikledein / at the navels | kindiklerimdein / at my navels | kindikleriŋdein / at your navels | kindiklerindein / at his navels | kindikleribizdein / at our navels | kindiklerigizdein / at you all's navels | kindiklerindein / at their navels |
| Ablative | kindikledenfrom the navels | kindiklerimdenfrom my navels | kindikleriŋdenfrom your navels | kindiklerindenfrom his navels | kindikleribizdenfrom our navels | kindiklerigizdenfrom you all's navels | kindiklerindenfrom their navels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kindikleri can mean "his / her navels", "their navel", or "their navels" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.