maya
/maja/ · plural mayala
1. abomasum, rennet stomach, the fourth stomach of a ruminant — Of sheep and cattle alike: qoynu mayası, tuwarnı mayası.
- qoynu mayası — a sheep's abomasum
- tuwarnı mayası — a cow's abomasum
2. rennet, cheese starter made from the abomasum and used to curdle milk — Traditionally the liquid from a piece of the abomasum kept in salted whey, or the curdled milk found in a newborn lamb's stomach. Example: sütge maya quy 'pour rennet into the milk'.
- sütge maya quy — pour rennet into the milk
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayathe rennet | mayammy rennet | mayaŋyour rennet | mayasıhis rennet | mayabızour rennet | mayağızyou all's rennet | mayalarıtheir rennets |
| Genitive | mayanıthe rennet's | mayamımy rennet's | mayaŋıyour rennet's | mayasınıhis rennet's | mayabıznıour rennet's | mayağıznıyou all's rennet's | mayalarınıtheir rennets' |
| Accusative | mayanıthe rennet (as the object) | mayamımy rennet (as the object) | mayaŋıyour rennet (as the object) | mayasınhis rennet (as the object) | mayabıznıour rennet (as the object) | mayağıznıyou all's rennet (as the object) | mayalarıntheir rennets (as the object) |
| Dative | mayağato the rennet | mayamato my rennet | mayaŋato your rennet | mayasınato his rennet | mayabızğato our rennet | mayağızğato you all's rennet | mayalarınato their rennets |
| Locative | mayadain / at the rennet | mayamdain / at my rennet | mayaŋdain / at your rennet | mayasındain / at his rennet | mayabızdain / at our rennet | mayağızdain / at you all's rennet | mayalarındain / at their rennets |
| Ablative | mayadanfrom the rennet | mayamdanfrom my rennet | mayaŋdanfrom your rennet | mayasındanfrom his rennet | mayabızdanfrom our rennet | mayağızdanfrom you all's rennet | mayalarındanfrom their rennets |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayalathe rennets | mayalarımmy rennets | mayalarıŋyour rennets | mayalarıhis rennets | mayalarıbızour rennets | mayalarığızyou all's rennets | mayalarıtheir rennets |
| Genitive | mayalanıthe rennets' | mayalarımımy rennets' | mayalarıŋıyour rennets' | mayalarınıhis rennets' | mayalarıbıznıour rennets' | mayalarığıznıyou all's rennets' | mayalarınıtheir rennets' |
| Accusative | mayalanıthe rennets (as the object) | mayalarımımy rennets (as the object) | mayalarıŋıyour rennets (as the object) | mayalarınhis rennets (as the object) | mayalarıbıznıour rennets (as the object) | mayalarığıznıyou all's rennets (as the object) | mayalarıntheir rennets (as the object) |
| Dative | mayalağato the rennets | mayalarımato my rennets | mayalarıŋato your rennets | mayalarınato his rennets | mayalarıbızğato our rennets | mayalarığızğato you all's rennets | mayalarınato their rennets |
| Locative | mayaladain / at the rennets | mayalarımdain / at my rennets | mayalarıŋdain / at your rennets | mayalarındain / at his rennets | mayalarıbızdain / at our rennets | mayalarığızdain / at you all's rennets | mayalarındain / at their rennets |
| Ablative | mayaladanfrom the rennets | mayalarımdanfrom my rennets | mayalarıŋdanfrom your rennets | mayalarındanfrom his rennets | mayalarıbızdanfrom our rennets | mayalarığızdanfrom you all's rennets | mayalarındanfrom their rennets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mayaları can mean "his / her rennets", "their rennet", or "their rennets" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.