mukkuş
/mukkuʃ/
unattractive, plain-looking, scrawny — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as Karachay and disparaging.
- mukkuş adam — an unattractive person
- anı eri mukkuşdu — her husband is scrawny
- mukkuş it — a scrawny dog
- ol mukkuş körünedi — he looks plain
- mukkuş kiyim — unattractive clothing
- bu üy mukkuşdu — this house is unattractive
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | mukkuşmaI am unattractive | mukkuşsayou are unattractive | mukkuşduhe is unattractive | mukkuşbuzwe are unattractive | mukkuşsuzyou all are unattractive | mukkuşdulathey are unattractive |
| comparative — more | mukkuşuraqmaI am more unattractive | mukkuşuraqsayou are more unattractive | mukkuşuraqdıhe is more unattractive | mukkuşuraqbızwe are more unattractive | mukkuşuraqsızyou all are more unattractive | mukkuşuraqdılathey are more unattractive |
| intensifier — very | bek mukkuşmaI am very unattractive | bek mukkuşsayou are very unattractive | bek mukkuşduhe is very unattractive | bek mukkuşbuzwe are very unattractive | bek mukkuşsuzyou all are very unattractive | bek mukkuşdulathey are very unattractive |
| superlative — most | em mukkuşmaI am the most unattractive | em mukkuşsayou are the most unattractive | em mukkuşduhe is the most unattractive | em mukkuşbuzwe are the most unattractive | em mukkuşsuzyou all are the most unattractive | em mukkuşdulathey are the most unattractive |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden mukkuşdu — "compared to me, he is unattractive."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mukkuşdumine is unattractive | seniki mukkuşduyours is unattractive | anıqı mukkuşduhis is unattractive | bizniki mukkuşduours is unattractive | sizniki mukkuşduyours (pl.) is unattractive | alanıqı mukkuşdutheirs is unattractive |
| comparative — more | meniki mukkuşuraqdımine is more unattractive | seniki mukkuşuraqdıyours is more unattractive | anıqı mukkuşuraqdıhis is more unattractive | bizniki mukkuşuraqdıours is more unattractive | sizniki mukkuşuraqdıyours (pl.) is more unattractive | alanıqı mukkuşuraqdıtheirs is more unattractive |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mukkuşdumine is very unattractive | seniki bek mukkuşduyours is very unattractive | anıqı bek mukkuşduhis is very unattractive | bizniki bek mukkuşduours is very unattractive | sizniki bek mukkuşduyours (pl.) is very unattractive | alanıqı bek mukkuşdutheirs is very unattractive |
| superlative — most | meniki em mukkuşdumine is the most unattractive | seniki em mukkuşduyours is the most unattractive | anıqı em mukkuşduhis is the most unattractive | bizniki em mukkuşduours is the most unattractive | sizniki em mukkuşduyours (pl.) is the most unattractive | alanıqı em mukkuşdutheirs is the most unattractive |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mukkuşdulamine are unattractive | senikile mukkuşdulayours are unattractive | anıqıla mukkuşdulahis are unattractive | biznikile mukkuşdulaours are unattractive | siznikile mukkuşdulayours (pl.) are unattractive | alanıqıla mukkuşdulatheirs are unattractive |
| comparative — more | menikile mukkuşuraqdılamine are more unattractive | senikile mukkuşuraqdılayours are more unattractive | anıqıla mukkuşuraqdılahis are more unattractive | biznikile mukkuşuraqdılaours are more unattractive | siznikile mukkuşuraqdılayours (pl.) are more unattractive | alanıqıla mukkuşuraqdılatheirs are more unattractive |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mukkuşdulamine are very unattractive | senikile bek mukkuşdulayours are very unattractive | anıqıla bek mukkuşdulahis are very unattractive | biznikile bek mukkuşdulaours are very unattractive | siznikile bek mukkuşdulayours (pl.) are very unattractive | alanıqıla bek mukkuşdulatheirs are very unattractive |
| superlative — most | menikile em mukkuşdulamine are the most unattractive | senikile em mukkuşdulayours are the most unattractive | anıqıla em mukkuşdulahis are the most unattractive | biznikile em mukkuşdulaours are the most unattractive | siznikile em mukkuşdulayours (pl.) are the most unattractive | alanıqıla em mukkuşdulatheirs are the most unattractive |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mukkuşdu, bıla mukkuşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".