qaşha
/qaʃxa/
Definitions
1. a white blaze or star on an animal's forehead
- atnı qaşhası — the blaze on the horse's forehead
- buzowçuqnu qaşhası — the calf's white star
- aq qaşha — a white blaze
2. blaze-faced, star-marked — used before another noun
- qaşha at — a blaze-faced horse
- qaşha iynek — a star-marked cow
- qaşha buzow — a blaze-faced calf
3. bald patch, receding hairline
- başı qaşhadı — his head is bald
- qart qaşhasın sıladı — the old man stroked his bald patch
- qaşha başı — his bald head
4. bald, bald-headed — used before another noun
- qaşha baş — a bald head
- qaşha kişi — a bald man
- qaşha adam — a bald person
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 66).Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaşhathe white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalathe white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaşhanıthe white blaze or star on an animal's forehead's | qaşhalanıthe white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaşhanıthe white blaze or star on an animal's forehead (as the object) | qaşhalanıthe white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaşhağato the white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalağato the white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaşhadaat / in the white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhaladaat / in the white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaşhadanfrom the white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhaladanfrom the white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | qaşhammy white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalarımmy white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads |
| your | qaşhangyour white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalarıngyour white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads |
| his / her | qaşhasıhis / her white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalarıhis / her white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads |
| our | qaşhabızour white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalarıbızour white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads |
| you all's | qaşhağızyou all's white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalarığızyou all's white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads |
| their | qaşhalarıtheir white blaze or star on an animal's forehead | qaşhalarıtheir white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaşhaları can mean "his / her white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads", "their white blaze or star on an animal's forehead", or "their white blaze or star on an animal's foreheads" — context decides.