qazan
/qazan/
Definition
cauldron, large cast-iron cooking pot
- ullu qazanda qonaqğa aş bişirdile — in the large cauldron they cooked a feast for the guests
- qazan qaynasa üyge bereket kelir — when the cooking pot boils blessings come to the home
- qazannı ot üsüne saldıla — they placed the cauldron over the fire
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 95).Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qazanthe cauldron | qazanlathe cauldrons | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qazannıthe cauldron's | qazanlanıthe cauldrons' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qazannıthe cauldron (as the object) | qazanlanıthe cauldrons (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qazangato the cauldron | qazanlağato the cauldrons | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qazandaat / in the cauldron | qazanladaat / in the cauldrons | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qazandanfrom the cauldron | qazanladanfrom the cauldrons | 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 | qazanımmy cauldron | qazanlarımmy cauldrons |
| your | qazanıngyour cauldron | qazanlarıngyour cauldrons |
| his / her | qazanıhis / her cauldron | qazanlarıhis / her cauldrons |
| our | qazanıbızour cauldron | qazanlarıbızour cauldrons |
| you all's | qazanığızyou all's cauldron | qazanlarığızyou all's cauldrons |
| their | qazanlarıtheir cauldron | qazanlarıtheir cauldrons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qazanları can mean "his / her cauldrons", "their cauldron", or "their cauldrons" — context decides.