madul
/madul/
mainly Balkar word
1. unplowed, uncultivated, virgin (of land) — Common in madul jerle "virgin lands".
- madul jerle — virgin lands
- madul özen — an unplowed valley
- madul jerle hayırlanılıb başlağandıla — the virgin lands have begun to be used
- madul jerleni sürdük — we plowed the virgin lands
2. virgin land, virgin soil, untilled land
- madullanı sürüw — plowing the virgin lands
- madulnu süredile — they are plowing the virgin land
- jaşillenŋen madulla — virgin lands turned green
- madullağa jaşaw keldi — life came to the virgin lands
- ömürlük madullağa jaşaw saldı — brought life to the age-old virgin lands
3. unplowed, unsown, left idle (of land) — Usually with qalırğa or bolurğa. one source
- bıyıl saban madul qaldı — this year the field was left unplowed
- madul qalğan saban — a field left unplowed and unsown
- ol jerle madul bolub turadıla — those lands are lying idle
- qaran qalıb, madul bolub turadıla — they have been abandoned and are lying idle
4. in vain, to no purpose, uselessly
- madul ozğan zaman — time that passed in vain
- jaşawnu madul ötdürüw — spending life in vain
- ömürleni madul aşırdıq — we spent ages to no purpose
No tables are shown for Balkar meanings: the forms on this site are built by Karachay rules.