qansıwuq
/qansɯwuq/
shrill, yelping (e.g. of a dog) — Said especially of a dog that keeps yelping: qansıwuq it a yelping dog. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.
- qansıwuq it — a yelping dog
- honşunu iti qansıwuqdu — the neighbor's dog is a yelper
- bu it bek qansıwuqdu — this dog is very yelpy
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qansıwuqmaI am shrill | qansıwuqsayou are shrill | qansıwuqduhe is shrill | qansıwuqbuzwe are shrill | qansıwuqsuzyou all are shrill | qansıwuqdulathey are shrill |
| comparative — more | qansıwuğuraqmaI am shriller | qansıwuğuraqsayou are shriller | qansıwuğuraqdıhe is shriller | qansıwuğuraqbızwe are shriller | qansıwuğuraqsızyou all are shriller | qansıwuğuraqdılathey are shriller |
| intensifier — very | bek qansıwuqmaI am very shrill | bek qansıwuqsayou are very shrill | bek qansıwuqduhe is very shrill | bek qansıwuqbuzwe are very shrill | bek qansıwuqsuzyou all are very shrill | bek qansıwuqdulathey are very shrill |
| superlative — most | em qansıwuqmaI am the shrillest | em qansıwuqsayou are the shrillest | em qansıwuqduhe is the shrillest | em qansıwuqbuzwe are the shrillest | em qansıwuqsuzyou all are the shrillest | em qansıwuqdulathey are the shrillest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qansıwuqdu — "compared to me, he is shrill."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qansıwuqdumine is shrill | seniki qansıwuqduyours is shrill | anıqı qansıwuqduhis is shrill | bizniki qansıwuqduours is shrill | sizniki qansıwuqduyours (pl.) is shrill | alanıqı qansıwuqdutheirs is shrill |
| comparative — more | meniki qansıwuğuraqdımine is shriller | seniki qansıwuğuraqdıyours is shriller | anıqı qansıwuğuraqdıhis is shriller | bizniki qansıwuğuraqdıours is shriller | sizniki qansıwuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is shriller | alanıqı qansıwuğuraqdıtheirs is shriller |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qansıwuqdumine is very shrill | seniki bek qansıwuqduyours is very shrill | anıqı bek qansıwuqduhis is very shrill | bizniki bek qansıwuqduours is very shrill | sizniki bek qansıwuqduyours (pl.) is very shrill | alanıqı bek qansıwuqdutheirs is very shrill |
| superlative — most | meniki em qansıwuqdumine is the shrillest | seniki em qansıwuqduyours is the shrillest | anıqı em qansıwuqduhis is the shrillest | bizniki em qansıwuqduours is the shrillest | sizniki em qansıwuqduyours (pl.) is the shrillest | alanıqı em qansıwuqdutheirs is the shrillest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qansıwuqdulamine are shrill | senikile qansıwuqdulayours are shrill | anıqıla qansıwuqdulahis are shrill | biznikile qansıwuqdulaours are shrill | siznikile qansıwuqdulayours (pl.) are shrill | alanıqıla qansıwuqdulatheirs are shrill |
| comparative — more | menikile qansıwuğuraqdılamine are shriller | senikile qansıwuğuraqdılayours are shriller | anıqıla qansıwuğuraqdılahis are shriller | biznikile qansıwuğuraqdılaours are shriller | siznikile qansıwuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are shriller | alanıqıla qansıwuğuraqdılatheirs are shriller |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qansıwuqdulamine are very shrill | senikile bek qansıwuqdulayours are very shrill | anıqıla bek qansıwuqdulahis are very shrill | biznikile bek qansıwuqdulaours are very shrill | siznikile bek qansıwuqdulayours (pl.) are very shrill | alanıqıla bek qansıwuqdulatheirs are very shrill |
| superlative — most | menikile em qansıwuqdulamine are the shrillest | senikile em qansıwuqdulayours are the shrillest | anıqıla em qansıwuqdulahis are the shrillest | biznikile em qansıwuqdulaours are the shrillest | siznikile em qansıwuqdulayours (pl.) are the shrillest | alanıqıla em qansıwuqdulatheirs are the shrillest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qansıwuqdu, bıla qansıwuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".