may
/maj/ · plural mayla
1. May, the fifth month of the year — Before a noun it means 'of May': may bayram is the May holiday.
- may ay — the month of May
- may bayram — the May holiday
- birinçi may — the first of May
- toğuzunçu may Horlamnı künüdü — the ninth of May is Victory Day
- maynı ahırı — the end of May
- jılı may ayı jetdi — the warm month of May arrived
- maynı jılı künleri keldi — the warm days of May arrived
- may ayda tawlada gokkala açıladıla — in the month of May flowers bloom in the mountains
- may bayramda el halqı jıyıldı — on the May holiday the village people gathered
2. butter, animal fat, ghee, cooking oil — The everyday word for butter is jaw. sarı may is yellow butter, ghee.
- sarı may — yellow butter, ghee
- may qazan — a cauldron of fat
- may qazanla qaynaydıla — cauldrons of fat are boiling
- may juğu — a trace of butter
- aman közden may çıqmaz — no butter comes from an evil eye
- sarı may ötmekge bek tatlıdı — yellow butter is very tasty with bread
- Qaraçay may bereketli aşdı — Karachay butter is a rich, wholesome food
Expressions
- boyunuŋa – may, hurjunuŋa – şay — a great gain
- may jürekli — self-confident rich person
- may kekirtirge — keep in comfort
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maythe May | mayımmy May | mayıŋyour May | mayıhis May | mayıbızour May | mayığızyou all's May | maylarıtheir Mays |
| Genitive | maynıthe May's | mayımımy May's | mayıŋıyour May's | mayınıhis May's | mayıbıznıour May's | mayığıznıyou all's May's | maylarınıtheir Mays' |
| Accusative | maynıthe May (as the object) | mayımımy May (as the object) | mayıŋıyour May (as the object) | mayınhis May (as the object) | mayıbıznıour May (as the object) | mayığıznıyou all's May (as the object) | maylarıntheir Mays (as the object) |
| Dative | mayğato the May | mayımato my May | mayıŋato your May | mayınato his May | mayıbızğato our May | mayığızğato you all's May | maylarınato their Mays |
| Locative | maydain / at the May | mayımdain / at my May | mayıŋdain / at your May | mayındain / at his May | mayıbızdain / at our May | mayığızdain / at you all's May | maylarındain / at their Mays |
| Ablative | maydanfrom the May | mayımdanfrom my May | mayıŋdanfrom your May | mayındanfrom his May | mayıbızdanfrom our May | mayığızdanfrom you all's May | maylarındanfrom their Mays |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maylathe Mays | maylarımmy Mays | maylarıŋyour Mays | maylarıhis Mays | maylarıbızour Mays | maylarığızyou all's Mays | maylarıtheir Mays |
| Genitive | maylanıthe Mays' | maylarımımy Mays' | maylarıŋıyour Mays' | maylarınıhis Mays' | maylarıbıznıour Mays' | maylarığıznıyou all's Mays' | maylarınıtheir Mays' |
| Accusative | maylanıthe Mays (as the object) | maylarımımy Mays (as the object) | maylarıŋıyour Mays (as the object) | maylarınhis Mays (as the object) | maylarıbıznıour Mays (as the object) | maylarığıznıyou all's Mays (as the object) | maylarıntheir Mays (as the object) |
| Dative | maylağato the Mays | maylarımato my Mays | maylarıŋato your Mays | maylarınato his Mays | maylarıbızğato our Mays | maylarığızğato you all's Mays | maylarınato their Mays |
| Locative | mayladain / at the Mays | maylarımdain / at my Mays | maylarıŋdain / at your Mays | maylarındain / at his Mays | maylarıbızdain / at our Mays | maylarığızdain / at you all's Mays | maylarındain / at their Mays |
| Ablative | mayladanfrom the Mays | maylarımdanfrom my Mays | maylarıŋdanfrom your Mays | maylarındanfrom his Mays | maylarıbızdanfrom our Mays | maylarığızdanfrom you all's Mays | maylarındanfrom their Mays |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mayları can mean "his / her Mays", "their May", or "their Mays" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.