qaq
/qaq/ · plural qaqla
1. dried or cured meat, jerky
- qaqnı saqlağanbız — we have kept the dried meat
2. dried, cured — Used mostly of meat (qaq et, qaq jörme, qaq qabırğa) and also of fish (qaq çabaq). It can also describe smoked food.
- qaq et — dried meat
- qaq çabaq — dried fish
- qaq qabırğala — dried ribs
- qaq çabaq aşadıq — we ate dried fish
- qaq eterge — to dry, to cure
- qaq bolurğa — to become dried
- qışha qaq etebiz — we dry it for the winter
Expressions
- saqlay-saqlay qaq bolurğa — wear out waiting
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaqthe dried or cured meat | qağımmy dried or cured meat | qağıŋyour dried or cured meat | qağıhis dried or cured meat | qağıbızour dried or cured meat | qağığızyou all's dried or cured meat | qaqlarıtheir dried or cured meats |
| Genitive | qaqnıthe dried or cured meat's | qağımımy dried or cured meat's | qağıŋıyour dried or cured meat's | qağınıhis dried or cured meat's | qağıbıznıour dried or cured meat's | qağığıznıyou all's dried or cured meat's | qaqlarınıtheir dried or cured meats' |
| Accusative | qaqnıthe dried or cured meat (as the object) | qağımımy dried or cured meat (as the object) | qağıŋıyour dried or cured meat (as the object) | qağınhis dried or cured meat (as the object) | qağıbıznıour dried or cured meat (as the object) | qağığıznıyou all's dried or cured meat (as the object) | qaqlarıntheir dried or cured meats (as the object) |
| Dative | qaqğato the dried or cured meat | qağımato my dried or cured meat | qağıŋato your dried or cured meat | qağınato his dried or cured meat | qağıbızğato our dried or cured meat | qağığızğato you all's dried or cured meat | qaqlarınato their dried or cured meats |
| Locative | qaqdain / at the dried or cured meat | qağımdain / at my dried or cured meat | qağıŋdain / at your dried or cured meat | qağındain / at his dried or cured meat | qağıbızdain / at our dried or cured meat | qağığızdain / at you all's dried or cured meat | qaqlarındain / at their dried or cured meats |
| Ablative | qaqdanfrom the dried or cured meat | qağımdanfrom my dried or cured meat | qağıŋdanfrom your dried or cured meat | qağındanfrom his dried or cured meat | qağıbızdanfrom our dried or cured meat | qağığızdanfrom you all's dried or cured meat | qaqlarındanfrom their dried or cured meats |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaqlathe dried or cured meats | qaqlarımmy dried or cured meats | qaqlarıŋyour dried or cured meats | qaqlarıhis dried or cured meats | qaqlarıbızour dried or cured meats | qaqlarığızyou all's dried or cured meats | qaqlarıtheir dried or cured meats |
| Genitive | qaqlanıthe dried or cured meats' | qaqlarımımy dried or cured meats' | qaqlarıŋıyour dried or cured meats' | qaqlarınıhis dried or cured meats' | qaqlarıbıznıour dried or cured meats' | qaqlarığıznıyou all's dried or cured meats' | qaqlarınıtheir dried or cured meats' |
| Accusative | qaqlanıthe dried or cured meats (as the object) | qaqlarımımy dried or cured meats (as the object) | qaqlarıŋıyour dried or cured meats (as the object) | qaqlarınhis dried or cured meats (as the object) | qaqlarıbıznıour dried or cured meats (as the object) | qaqlarığıznıyou all's dried or cured meats (as the object) | qaqlarıntheir dried or cured meats (as the object) |
| Dative | qaqlağato the dried or cured meats | qaqlarımato my dried or cured meats | qaqlarıŋato your dried or cured meats | qaqlarınato his dried or cured meats | qaqlarıbızğato our dried or cured meats | qaqlarığızğato you all's dried or cured meats | qaqlarınato their dried or cured meats |
| Locative | qaqladain / at the dried or cured meats | qaqlarımdain / at my dried or cured meats | qaqlarıŋdain / at your dried or cured meats | qaqlarındain / at his dried or cured meats | qaqlarıbızdain / at our dried or cured meats | qaqlarığızdain / at you all's dried or cured meats | qaqlarındain / at their dried or cured meats |
| Ablative | qaqladanfrom the dried or cured meats | qaqlarımdanfrom my dried or cured meats | qaqlarıŋdanfrom your dried or cured meats | qaqlarındanfrom his dried or cured meats | qaqlarıbızdanfrom our dried or cured meats | qaqlarığızdanfrom you all's dried or cured meats | qaqlarındanfrom their dried or cured meats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaqları can mean "his / her dried or cured meats", "their dried or cured meat", or "their dried or cured meats" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qaqdımine is dried | seniki qaqdıyours is dried | anıqı qaqdıhis is dried | bizniki qaqdıours is dried | sizniki qaqdıyours (pl.) is dried | alanıqı qaqdıtheirs is dried |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qaqdılamine are dried | senikile qaqdılayours are dried | anıqıla qaqdılahis are dried | biznikile qaqdılaours are dried | siznikile qaqdılayours (pl.) are dried | alanıqıla qaqdılatheirs are dried |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qaqdı, bıla qaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".