qalaq

/qalaq/ · plural qalaqla

1. (n.) stirrer, wooden spatula — A flat wooden blade with a handle, used above all for stirring boza and corn mush (kak qalaq). A small flat spatula of this kind is also used to gather the skin off boiled milk, which is dried as a treat.

ağaç qalaq — a wooden stirrer
boza qalaq — a boza stirrer
kak qalaq — a spatula for stirring corn mush
kaknı qalaq bla qatışdır — stir the corn mush with the stirrer
qalaq bla bulğarğa — to stir with a stirrer
balına köre qalağı — a stirrer to match the honey

2. (n.) oar

qalaq tartarğa — to pull an oar
qayıqnı qalaqları — the oars of the boat
qayıqnı qalaq jürütedi — oars move the boat
qalaqla bla jürügen keme — a vessel that moves by oars

3. (n.) flat part of something; blade, vane

tirmen çarhnı qalaqları — the blades of a mill wheel
süekni qalağı — the flat part of the bone
şkok qalaq — a gun stock

4. (n.) whetting plank for a scythe, coated with fine sand — The plank is rubbed with fine sand and drawn along the blade to sharpen it.

çalqını qalağı — the whetting plank of the scythe
çalqını qalaq bla biledi — he whets the scythe with the plank
çalqını qalaq bla bilerge — to whet a scythe with the plank
qalaqsız çalqı da kesmeydi — without a whetting plank even a scythe doesn't cut
senekle, çalqı sabla, qalaqla işleydi — he makes pitchforks, scythe handles, and whetting planks

5. (n.) clapper board, one of a pair clapped in time to dance music — The boards are struck together in pairs to keep time for the dancers (hars qalaqla). TSKBYa marks this meaning as Karachay usage.

hars qalaqla — clapper boards for keeping time
qalaqla qağarğa — to strike the clapper boards together
qalaqla bla hars eterge — to clap with the boards

6. (n.) trowel

qalaq bla işlerge — to work with a trowel
qalaqnı menŋe ber — give me the trowel
usta qalaqnı aldı — the craftsman took up the trowel

7. (adj.) flat, broad — Used before another noun, as in qalaq tişle 'big broad teeth'.

qalaq tişle — broad, flat teeth
bir sıydam, qalaq taş — a smooth, flat stone

Expressions

kagı bolmağan jerge qalağın suğarğa — meddle uninvited (Idiom)
qalaq eterge — whet a scythe (Collocation · Light-verb construction)
boza qalaqmıdı — worthless thing (Idiom · Formula)
bozası bolmağan jerge qalağın suğarğa — meddle, butt in (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of qalaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qalaqthe stirrer	qalağımmy stirrer	qalağıŋyour stirrer	qalağıhis stirrer	qalağıbızour stirrer	qalağığızyou all's stirrer	qalaqlarıtheir stirrers
Genitive	qalaqnıthe stirrer's	qalağımımy stirrer's	qalağıŋıyour stirrer's	qalağınıhis stirrer's	qalağıbıznıour stirrer's	qalağığıznıyou all's stirrer's	qalaqlarınıtheir stirrers'
Accusative	qalaqnıthe stirrer (as the object)	qalağımımy stirrer (as the object)	qalağıŋıyour stirrer (as the object)	qalağınhis stirrer (as the object)	qalağıbıznıour stirrer (as the object)	qalağığıznıyou all's stirrer (as the object)	qalaqlarıntheir stirrers (as the object)
Dative	qalaqğato the stirrer	qalağımato my stirrer	qalağıŋato your stirrer	qalağınato his stirrer	qalağıbızğato our stirrer	qalağığızğato you all's stirrer	qalaqlarınato their stirrers
Locative	qalaqdain / at the stirrer	qalağımdain / at my stirrer	qalağıŋdain / at your stirrer	qalağındain / at his stirrer	qalağıbızdain / at our stirrer	qalağığızdain / at you all's stirrer	qalaqlarındain / at their stirrers
Ablative	qalaqdanfrom the stirrer	qalağımdanfrom my stirrer	qalağıŋdanfrom your stirrer	qalağındanfrom his stirrer	qalağıbızdanfrom our stirrer	qalağığızdanfrom you all's stirrer	qalaqlarındanfrom their stirrers

Plural

Plural — cases of qalaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qalaqlathe stirrers	qalaqlarımmy stirrers	qalaqlarıŋyour stirrers	qalaqlarıhis stirrers	qalaqlarıbızour stirrers	qalaqlarığızyou all's stirrers	qalaqlarıtheir stirrers
Genitive	qalaqlanıthe stirrers'	qalaqlarımımy stirrers'	qalaqlarıŋıyour stirrers'	qalaqlarınıhis stirrers'	qalaqlarıbıznıour stirrers'	qalaqlarığıznıyou all's stirrers'	qalaqlarınıtheir stirrers'
Accusative	qalaqlanıthe stirrers (as the object)	qalaqlarımımy stirrers (as the object)	qalaqlarıŋıyour stirrers (as the object)	qalaqlarınhis stirrers (as the object)	qalaqlarıbıznıour stirrers (as the object)	qalaqlarığıznıyou all's stirrers (as the object)	qalaqlarıntheir stirrers (as the object)
Dative	qalaqlağato the stirrers	qalaqlarımato my stirrers	qalaqlarıŋato your stirrers	qalaqlarınato his stirrers	qalaqlarıbızğato our stirrers	qalaqlarığızğato you all's stirrers	qalaqlarınato their stirrers
Locative	qalaqladain / at the stirrers	qalaqlarımdain / at my stirrers	qalaqlarıŋdain / at your stirrers	qalaqlarındain / at his stirrers	qalaqlarıbızdain / at our stirrers	qalaqlarığızdain / at you all's stirrers	qalaqlarındain / at their stirrers
Ablative	qalaqladanfrom the stirrers	qalaqlarımdanfrom my stirrers	qalaqlarıŋdanfrom your stirrers	qalaqlarındanfrom his stirrers	qalaqlarıbızdanfrom our stirrers	qalaqlarığızdanfrom you all's stirrers	qalaqlarındanfrom their stirrers

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qalaqları can mean "his / her stirrers", "their stirrer", or "their stirrers" — context decides.

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.