kuka
/kuka/
1. coquettish, playful, flirtatious
- kuka qız — a coquettish girl
- kuka tişirıw — a coquettish woman
- kuka közle — playful eyes
- kuka ışarıw — a coquettish smile
2. fawning, ingratiating, flattering — kuka sözle means flattering words, flattery.
- kuka söz — flattering words, flattery
- kuka sözlege iynanma — do not believe flattering words
- kuka adam — an ingratiating person
- awuzu kuka, qolu juqa — his mouth is flattering, his hand is stingy
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | kukamaI am coquettish | kukasayou are coquettish | kukadıhe is coquettish | kukabızwe are coquettish | kukasızyou all are coquettish | kukadılathey are coquettish |
| comparative — more | kukaraqmaI am more coquettish | kukaraqsayou are more coquettish | kukaraqdıhe is more coquettish | kukaraqbızwe are more coquettish | kukaraqsızyou all are more coquettish | kukaraqdılathey are more coquettish |
| intensifier — very | bek kukamaI am very coquettish | bek kukasayou are very coquettish | bek kukadıhe is very coquettish | bek kukabızwe are very coquettish | bek kukasızyou all are very coquettish | bek kukadılathey are very coquettish |
| superlative — most | em kukamaI am the most coquettish | em kukasayou are the most coquettish | em kukadıhe is the most coquettish | em kukabızwe are the most coquettish | em kukasızyou all are the most coquettish | em kukadılathey are the most coquettish |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden kukadı — "compared to me, he is coquettish."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki kukadımine is coquettish | seniki kukadıyours is coquettish | anıqı kukadıhis is coquettish | bizniki kukadıours is coquettish | sizniki kukadıyours (pl.) is coquettish | alanıqı kukadıtheirs is coquettish |
| comparative — more | meniki kukaraqdımine is more coquettish | seniki kukaraqdıyours is more coquettish | anıqı kukaraqdıhis is more coquettish | bizniki kukaraqdıours is more coquettish | sizniki kukaraqdıyours (pl.) is more coquettish | alanıqı kukaraqdıtheirs is more coquettish |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek kukadımine is very coquettish | seniki bek kukadıyours is very coquettish | anıqı bek kukadıhis is very coquettish | bizniki bek kukadıours is very coquettish | sizniki bek kukadıyours (pl.) is very coquettish | alanıqı bek kukadıtheirs is very coquettish |
| superlative — most | meniki em kukadımine is the most coquettish | seniki em kukadıyours is the most coquettish | anıqı em kukadıhis is the most coquettish | bizniki em kukadıours is the most coquettish | sizniki em kukadıyours (pl.) is the most coquettish | alanıqı em kukadıtheirs is the most coquettish |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile kukadılamine are coquettish | senikile kukadılayours are coquettish | anıqıla kukadılahis are coquettish | biznikile kukadılaours are coquettish | siznikile kukadılayours (pl.) are coquettish | alanıqıla kukadılatheirs are coquettish |
| comparative — more | menikile kukaraqdılamine are more coquettish | senikile kukaraqdılayours are more coquettish | anıqıla kukaraqdılahis are more coquettish | biznikile kukaraqdılaours are more coquettish | siznikile kukaraqdılayours (pl.) are more coquettish | alanıqıla kukaraqdılatheirs are more coquettish |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek kukadılamine are very coquettish | senikile bek kukadılayours are very coquettish | anıqıla bek kukadılahis are very coquettish | biznikile bek kukadılaours are very coquettish | siznikile bek kukadılayours (pl.) are very coquettish | alanıqıla bek kukadılatheirs are very coquettish |
| superlative — most | menikile em kukadılamine are the most coquettish | senikile em kukadılayours are the most coquettish | anıqıla em kukadılahis are the most coquettish | biznikile em kukadılaours are the most coquettish | siznikile em kukadılayours (pl.) are the most coquettish | alanıqıla em kukadılatheirs are the most coquettish |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu kukadı, bıla kukadıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".