pusu

/pusu/

(adj.) flabby, flaccid (of muscle or flesh) — With bolurğa it means "become flabby": pusu bolurğa. Close in meaning to hıbıl and hıra. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as a Karachay word.

pusu bolurğa — to become flabby
eti pusu bolğandı — his flesh has become flabby
qolları pusu bolub qalğandıla — her arms have become flabby
qart adamnı eti pusu boladı — an old person's flesh becomes flabby

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — pusu
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	pusumaI am flabby	pususayou are flabby	pusuduhe is flabby	pusubuzwe are flabby	pususuzyou all are flabby	pusudulathey are flabby
comparative — more	pusuraqmaI am flabbier	pusuraqsayou are flabbier	pusuraqdıhe is flabbier	pusuraqbızwe are flabbier	pusuraqsızyou all are flabbier	pusuraqdılathey are flabbier
intensifier — very	bek pusumaI am very flabby	bek pususayou are very flabby	bek pusuduhe is very flabby	bek pusubuzwe are very flabby	bek pususuzyou all are very flabby	bek pusudulathey are very flabby
superlative — most	em pusumaI am the flabbiest	em pususayou are the flabbiest	em pusuduhe is the flabbiest	em pusubuzwe are the flabbiest	em pususuzyou all are the flabbiest	em pusudulathey are the flabbiest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden pusudu — "compared to me, he is flabby."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — pusu
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki pusudumine is flabby	seniki pusuduyours is flabby	anıqı pusuduhis is flabby	bizniki pusuduours is flabby	sizniki pusuduyours (pl.) is flabby	alanıqı pusudutheirs is flabby
comparative — more	meniki pusuraqdımine is flabbier	seniki pusuraqdıyours is flabbier	anıqı pusuraqdıhis is flabbier	bizniki pusuraqdıours is flabbier	sizniki pusuraqdıyours (pl.) is flabbier	alanıqı pusuraqdıtheirs is flabbier
intensifier — very	meniki bek pusudumine is very flabby	seniki bek pusuduyours is very flabby	anıqı bek pusuduhis is very flabby	bizniki bek pusuduours is very flabby	sizniki bek pusuduyours (pl.) is very flabby	alanıqı bek pusudutheirs is very flabby
superlative — most	meniki em pusudumine is the flabbiest	seniki em pusuduyours is the flabbiest	anıqı em pusuduhis is the flabbiest	bizniki em pusuduours is the flabbiest	sizniki em pusuduyours (pl.) is the flabbiest	alanıqı em pusudutheirs is the flabbiest

Several things

Several things — pusu
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile pusudulamine are flabby	senikile pusudulayours are flabby	anıqıla pusudulahis are flabby	biznikile pusudulaours are flabby	siznikile pusudulayours (pl.) are flabby	alanıqıla pusudulatheirs are flabby
comparative — more	menikile pusuraqdılamine are flabbier	senikile pusuraqdılayours are flabbier	anıqıla pusuraqdılahis are flabbier	biznikile pusuraqdılaours are flabbier	siznikile pusuraqdılayours (pl.) are flabbier	alanıqıla pusuraqdılatheirs are flabbier
intensifier — very	menikile bek pusudulamine are very flabby	senikile bek pusudulayours are very flabby	anıqıla bek pusudulahis are very flabby	biznikile bek pusudulaours are very flabby	siznikile bek pusudulayours (pl.) are very flabby	alanıqıla bek pusudulatheirs are very flabby
superlative — most	menikile em pusudulamine are the flabbiest	senikile em pusudulayours are the flabbiest	anıqıla em pusudulahis are the flabbiest	biznikile em pusudulaours are the flabbiest	siznikile em pusudulayours (pl.) are the flabbiest	alanıqıla em pusudulatheirs are the flabbiest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu pusudu, bıla pusudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".