muş-muş
/muʃ-muʃ/
1. the sound of sniffing or snuffling, noisy heavy breathing
- it muş-muş etedi — the dog goes sniff-sniff
- tapçanda muş-muş ete, juqlay — sleeping on the couch, snuffling
- muş-muş ete, kabinetden çıqdı — snorting, he walked out of the office
- Alan, bu muş-muşuŋu tıy! — hey, stop that snuffling of yours!
2. snuffling, sniffing — Used before a noun, as in muş-muş toqlu, a snuffling lamb, said affectionately.
- muş-muş toqlu — a snuffling lamb
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | muş-muşmaI am snuffling | muş-muşsayou are snuffling | muş-muşduhe is snuffling | muş-muşbuzwe are snuffling | muş-muşsuzyou all are snuffling | muş-muşdulathey are snuffling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden muş-muşdu — "compared to me, he is snuffling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki muş-muşdumine is snuffling | seniki muş-muşduyours is snuffling | anıqı muş-muşduhis is snuffling | bizniki muş-muşduours is snuffling | sizniki muş-muşduyours (pl.) is snuffling | alanıqı muş-muşdutheirs is snuffling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile muş-muşdulamine are snuffling | senikile muş-muşdulayours are snuffling | anıqıla muş-muşdulahis are snuffling | biznikile muş-muşdulaours are snuffling | siznikile muş-muşdulayours (pl.) are snuffling | alanıqıla muş-muşdulatheirs are snuffling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu muş-muşdu, bıla muş-muşdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".