mazhdobray
/maʒdobraj/
chubby, plump (of a child) — Used of children, as in mazhdobray jaşçıq "a chubby little boy". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.
- mazhdobray jaşçıq — a chubby little boy
- mazhdobray sabiy — a plump baby
- qızçıq mazhdobraydı — the little girl is chubby
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mazhdobraymaI am chubby | mazhdobraysayou are chubby | mazhdobraydıhe is chubby | mazhdobraybızwe are chubby | mazhdobraysızyou all are chubby | mazhdobraydılathey are chubby |
| comparative — more | mazhdobrayıraqmaI am chubbier | mazhdobrayıraqsayou are chubbier | mazhdobrayıraqdıhe is chubbier | mazhdobrayıraqbızwe are chubbier | mazhdobrayıraqsızyou all are chubbier | mazhdobrayıraqdılathey are chubbier |
| intensifier — very | bek mazhdobraymaI am very chubby | bek mazhdobraysayou are very chubby | bek mazhdobraydıhe is very chubby | bek mazhdobraybızwe are very chubby | bek mazhdobraysızyou all are very chubby | bek mazhdobraydılathey are very chubby |
| superlative — most | em mazhdobraymaI am the chubbiest | em mazhdobraysayou are the chubbiest | em mazhdobraydıhe is the chubbiest | em mazhdobraybızwe are the chubbiest | em mazhdobraysızyou all are the chubbiest | em mazhdobraydılathey are the chubbiest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mazhdobraydı — "compared to me, he is chubby."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mazhdobraydımine is chubby | seniki mazhdobraydıyours is chubby | anıqı mazhdobraydıhis is chubby | bizniki mazhdobraydıours is chubby | sizniki mazhdobraydıyours (pl.) is chubby | alanıqı mazhdobraydıtheirs is chubby |
| comparative — more | meniki mazhdobrayıraqdımine is chubbier | seniki mazhdobrayıraqdıyours is chubbier | anıqı mazhdobrayıraqdıhis is chubbier | bizniki mazhdobrayıraqdıours is chubbier | sizniki mazhdobrayıraqdıyours (pl.) is chubbier | alanıqı mazhdobrayıraqdıtheirs is chubbier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mazhdobraydımine is very chubby | seniki bek mazhdobraydıyours is very chubby | anıqı bek mazhdobraydıhis is very chubby | bizniki bek mazhdobraydıours is very chubby | sizniki bek mazhdobraydıyours (pl.) is very chubby | alanıqı bek mazhdobraydıtheirs is very chubby |
| superlative — most | meniki em mazhdobraydımine is the chubbiest | seniki em mazhdobraydıyours is the chubbiest | anıqı em mazhdobraydıhis is the chubbiest | bizniki em mazhdobraydıours is the chubbiest | sizniki em mazhdobraydıyours (pl.) is the chubbiest | alanıqı em mazhdobraydıtheirs is the chubbiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mazhdobraydılamine are chubby | senikile mazhdobraydılayours are chubby | anıqıla mazhdobraydılahis are chubby | biznikile mazhdobraydılaours are chubby | siznikile mazhdobraydılayours (pl.) are chubby | alanıqıla mazhdobraydılatheirs are chubby |
| comparative — more | menikile mazhdobrayıraqdılamine are chubbier | senikile mazhdobrayıraqdılayours are chubbier | anıqıla mazhdobrayıraqdılahis are chubbier | biznikile mazhdobrayıraqdılaours are chubbier | siznikile mazhdobrayıraqdılayours (pl.) are chubbier | alanıqıla mazhdobrayıraqdılatheirs are chubbier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mazhdobraydılamine are very chubby | senikile bek mazhdobraydılayours are very chubby | anıqıla bek mazhdobraydılahis are very chubby | biznikile bek mazhdobraydılaours are very chubby | siznikile bek mazhdobraydılayours (pl.) are very chubby | alanıqıla bek mazhdobraydılatheirs are very chubby |
| superlative — most | menikile em mazhdobraydılamine are the chubbiest | senikile em mazhdobraydılayours are the chubbiest | anıqıla em mazhdobraydılahis are the chubbiest | biznikile em mazhdobraydılaours are the chubbiest | siznikile em mazhdobraydılayours (pl.) are the chubbiest | alanıqıla em mazhdobraydılatheirs are the chubbiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mazhdobraydı, bıla mazhdobraydıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".