qısteke

/qɯsteke/

(adj.) effeminate (pej.) — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it pejorative. Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 gives it alongside qanaw for the same meaning.

ol qıstekedi — he is effeminate
qısteke jigit — an effeminate young man
ol qısteke körünedi — he looks effeminate
ol qısteke edi — he was effeminate

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — qısteke
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	qıstekemeI am effeminate	qıstekeseyou are effeminate	qıstekedihe is effeminate	qıstekebizwe are effeminate	qıstekesizyou all are effeminate	qıstekedilethey are effeminate
comparative — more	qıstekerekmeI am more effeminate	qıstekerekseyou are more effeminate	qıstekerekdihe is more effeminate	qıstekerekbizwe are more effeminate	qıstekereksizyou all are more effeminate	qıstekerekdilethey are more effeminate
intensifier — very	bek qıstekemeI am very effeminate	bek qıstekeseyou are very effeminate	bek qıstekedihe is very effeminate	bek qıstekebizwe are very effeminate	bek qıstekesizyou all are very effeminate	bek qıstekedilethey are very effeminate
superlative — most	em qıstekemeI am the most effeminate	em qıstekeseyou are the most effeminate	em qıstekedihe is the most effeminate	em qıstekebizwe are the most effeminate	em qıstekesizyou all are the most effeminate	em qıstekedilethey are the most effeminate

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — qısteke
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki qıstekedimine is effeminate	seniki qıstekediyours is effeminate	anıqı qıstekedihis is effeminate	bizniki qıstekediours is effeminate	sizniki qıstekediyours (pl.) is effeminate	alanıqı qıstekeditheirs is effeminate
comparative — more	meniki qıstekerekdimine is more effeminate	seniki qıstekerekdiyours is more effeminate	anıqı qıstekerekdihis is more effeminate	bizniki qıstekerekdiours is more effeminate	sizniki qıstekerekdiyours (pl.) is more effeminate	alanıqı qıstekerekditheirs is more effeminate
intensifier — very	meniki bek qıstekedimine is very effeminate	seniki bek qıstekediyours is very effeminate	anıqı bek qıstekedihis is very effeminate	bizniki bek qıstekediours is very effeminate	sizniki bek qıstekediyours (pl.) is very effeminate	alanıqı bek qıstekeditheirs is very effeminate
superlative — most	meniki em qıstekedimine is the most effeminate	seniki em qıstekediyours is the most effeminate	anıqı em qıstekedihis is the most effeminate	bizniki em qıstekediours is the most effeminate	sizniki em qıstekediyours (pl.) is the most effeminate	alanıqı em qıstekeditheirs is the most effeminate

Several things

Several things — qısteke
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile qıstekedilemine are effeminate	senikile qıstekedileyours are effeminate	anıqıla qıstekedilehis are effeminate	biznikile qıstekedileours are effeminate	siznikile qıstekedileyours (pl.) are effeminate	alanıqıla qıstekediletheirs are effeminate
comparative — more	menikile qıstekerekdilemine are more effeminate	senikile qıstekerekdileyours are more effeminate	anıqıla qıstekerekdilehis are more effeminate	biznikile qıstekerekdileours are more effeminate	siznikile qıstekerekdileyours (pl.) are more effeminate	alanıqıla qıstekerekdiletheirs are more effeminate
intensifier — very	menikile bek qıstekedilemine are very effeminate	senikile bek qıstekedileyours are very effeminate	anıqıla bek qıstekedilehis are very effeminate	biznikile bek qıstekedileours are very effeminate	siznikile bek qıstekedileyours (pl.) are very effeminate	alanıqıla bek qıstekediletheirs are very effeminate
superlative — most	menikile em qıstekedilemine are the most effeminate	senikile em qıstekedileyours are the most effeminate	anıqıla em qıstekedilehis are the most effeminate	biznikile em qıstekedileours are the most effeminate	siznikile em qıstekedileyours (pl.) are the most effeminate	alanıqıla em qıstekediletheirs are the most effeminate

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