qaymaq

/qajmaq/ · plural qaymaqla

1. (n.) skin on boiled milk, clotted cream — The fat-rich skin that forms on milk as it boils and cools. sütnü qaymağın alırğa means skim the skin off the milk.

sütnü qaymağın al — skim the skin off the milk
qaymağın alırğa — to skim the skin off
sütnü qaymağı qalındı — the skin on the milk is thick
tatlı qaymaq — sweet clotted cream
aq qaymaq — white clotted cream

2. (n.) foam on water

suwnu üsünde qaymaq — foam on the surface of the water
suw üsünde aq qaymaq — white foam on the water
qara suwda qaymaq joq — there is no foam on plain water
suwnu qaymağı köbdü — there is a lot of foam on the water

3. (n.) choicest part, the pick of a group (fig.) — qaymağın alırğa, literally 'take its skin off', is also used to mean take the best part for oneself.

halqnı qaymağı — the cream of the people
jaş tölünü qaymağı — the cream of the younger generation
jıyılğanlanı qaymağı — the pick of those who had gathered

4. (n.) dried milk skin eaten as a food

sarı qaymaq — yellow dried milk skin
jaw betli qaymaq — butter-colored dried milk skin
anam qaymaq hazırladı — my mother prepared dried milk skin
qaymaq hazırlarğa — to prepare dried milk skin
qış üçün qaymaq jıyadıla — they gather dried milk skin for the winter

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of qaymaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qaymaqthe cream	qaymağımmy cream	qaymağıŋyour cream	qaymağıhis cream	qaymağıbızour cream	qaymağığızyou all's cream	qaymaqlarıtheir creams
Genitive	qaymaqnıthe cream's	qaymağımımy cream's	qaymağıŋıyour cream's	qaymağınıhis cream's	qaymağıbıznıour cream's	qaymağığıznıyou all's cream's	qaymaqlarınıtheir creams'
Accusative	qaymaqnıthe cream (as the object)	qaymağımımy cream (as the object)	qaymağıŋıyour cream (as the object)	qaymağınhis cream (as the object)	qaymağıbıznıour cream (as the object)	qaymağığıznıyou all's cream (as the object)	qaymaqlarıntheir creams (as the object)
Dative	qaymaqğato the cream	qaymağımato my cream	qaymağıŋato your cream	qaymağınato his cream	qaymağıbızğato our cream	qaymağığızğato you all's cream	qaymaqlarınato their creams
Locative	qaymaqdain / at the cream	qaymağımdain / at my cream	qaymağıŋdain / at your cream	qaymağındain / at his cream	qaymağıbızdain / at our cream	qaymağığızdain / at you all's cream	qaymaqlarındain / at their creams
Ablative	qaymaqdanfrom the cream	qaymağımdanfrom my cream	qaymağıŋdanfrom your cream	qaymağındanfrom his cream	qaymağıbızdanfrom our cream	qaymağığızdanfrom you all's cream	qaymaqlarındanfrom their creams

Plural

Plural — cases of qaymaq, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qaymaqlathe creams	qaymaqlarımmy creams	qaymaqlarıŋyour creams	qaymaqlarıhis creams	qaymaqlarıbızour creams	qaymaqlarığızyou all's creams	qaymaqlarıtheir creams
Genitive	qaymaqlanıthe creams'	qaymaqlarımımy creams'	qaymaqlarıŋıyour creams'	qaymaqlarınıhis creams'	qaymaqlarıbıznıour creams'	qaymaqlarığıznıyou all's creams'	qaymaqlarınıtheir creams'
Accusative	qaymaqlanıthe creams (as the object)	qaymaqlarımımy creams (as the object)	qaymaqlarıŋıyour creams (as the object)	qaymaqlarınhis creams (as the object)	qaymaqlarıbıznıour creams (as the object)	qaymaqlarığıznıyou all's creams (as the object)	qaymaqlarıntheir creams (as the object)
Dative	qaymaqlağato the creams	qaymaqlarımato my creams	qaymaqlarıŋato your creams	qaymaqlarınato his creams	qaymaqlarıbızğato our creams	qaymaqlarığızğato you all's creams	qaymaqlarınato their creams
Locative	qaymaqladain / at the creams	qaymaqlarımdain / at my creams	qaymaqlarıŋdain / at your creams	qaymaqlarındain / at his creams	qaymaqlarıbızdain / at our creams	qaymaqlarığızdain / at you all's creams	qaymaqlarındain / at their creams
Ablative	qaymaqladanfrom the creams	qaymaqlarımdanfrom my creams	qaymaqlarıŋdanfrom your creams	qaymaqlarındanfrom his creams	qaymaqlarıbızdanfrom our creams	qaymaqlarığızdanfrom you all's creams	qaymaqlarındanfrom their creams

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

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