qıydırğan
/qɯjdɯrʁan/
1. figurative, metaphorical, allegorical — söznü qıydırğan mağanası is the figurative meaning of a word; qıydırğan söz is a word used figuratively, or a euphemism or allegory.
- söznü qıydırğan mağanası — the figurative meaning of the word
- qıydırğan söz — a word used in a figurative sense
- anı qıydırğan sözlerinden bezgenbiz — we are tired of his figurative words
2. florid, ornate, roundabout, given to circumlocution
- qıydırğan söleşiw — florid speech
- qıydırğan adam — a man who likes to speak in a roundabout way
- qıydırğannı qoy da aytırıŋı ayt — stop beating about the bush and say what you mean
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qıydırğanmaI am figurative | qıydırğansayou are figurative | qıydırğandıhe is figurative | qıydırğanbızwe are figurative | qıydırğansızyou all are figurative | qıydırğandılathey are figurative |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qıydırğandı — "compared to me, he is figurative."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qıydırğandımine is figurative | seniki qıydırğandıyours is figurative | anıqı qıydırğandıhis is figurative | bizniki qıydırğandıours is figurative | sizniki qıydırğandıyours (pl.) is figurative | alanıqı qıydırğandıtheirs is figurative |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qıydırğandılamine are figurative | senikile qıydırğandılayours are figurative | anıqıla qıydırğandılahis are figurative | biznikile qıydırğandılaours are figurative | siznikile qıydırğandılayours (pl.) are figurative | alanıqıla qıydırğandılatheirs are figurative |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qıydırğandı, bıla qıydırğandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".