qaŋa
/qaŋa/ · plural qaŋala
1. board, plank — Before another noun it means made of boards or planks, as in qaŋa üy a plank house.
- narat qaŋa — a pine plank
- juqa qaŋa — a thin board
- qaŋa üy — a plank house
- qaŋa qabırğa — a plank partition
- şahmat qaŋa — a chessboard
- qara qaŋa — a blackboard
2. blackboard, chalkboard
- qaŋada jaz — write on the blackboard
3. table — Mainly in Karachay speech.
- qaŋağa olturdula — they sat down at the table
- aş qaŋanı üsünde — on the dining table
- qonaq qaŋanı ortağa alğandıla — they gathered round the guest table
4. garden bed
- qaŋalanı suğardıq — we watered the garden beds
- bir qaŋa sohan — one bed of onions
5. splint — A flat board bound on to keep a broken bone from moving.
- sınŋan qolğa qaŋa saldı — he put a splint on the broken arm
- ayağına qaŋa saldıla — they put a splint on his leg
- qaŋa bla bayladıla — they bound it with a splint
6. food, fare
- türlü-türlü qonaq qaŋala keldile — all kinds of guest fare came
- qaŋası baydı — his fare is rich
- qaŋa quradı — he set out the food
- qaŋabız az boldu — our fare became scant
Expressions
- bir qaŋağa oltururğa — treat as an equal
- başın qabır qaŋağa tüerge — turn in one's grave
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaŋathe board | qaŋammy board | qaŋaŋyour board | qaŋasıhis board | qaŋabızour board | qaŋağızyou all's board | qaŋalarıtheir boards |
| Genitive | qaŋanıthe board's | qaŋamımy board's | qaŋaŋıyour board's | qaŋasınıhis board's | qaŋabıznıour board's | qaŋağıznıyou all's board's | qaŋalarınıtheir boards' |
| Accusative | qaŋanıthe board (as the object) | qaŋamımy board (as the object) | qaŋaŋıyour board (as the object) | qaŋasınhis board (as the object) | qaŋabıznıour board (as the object) | qaŋağıznıyou all's board (as the object) | qaŋalarıntheir boards (as the object) |
| Dative | qaŋağato the board | qaŋamato my board | qaŋaŋato your board | qaŋasınato his board | qaŋabızğato our board | qaŋağızğato you all's board | qaŋalarınato their boards |
| Locative | qaŋadain / at the board | qaŋamdain / at my board | qaŋaŋdain / at your board | qaŋasındain / at his board | qaŋabızdain / at our board | qaŋağızdain / at you all's board | qaŋalarındain / at their boards |
| Ablative | qaŋadanfrom the board | qaŋamdanfrom my board | qaŋaŋdanfrom your board | qaŋasındanfrom his board | qaŋabızdanfrom our board | qaŋağızdanfrom you all's board | qaŋalarındanfrom their boards |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaŋalathe boards | qaŋalarımmy boards | qaŋalarıŋyour boards | qaŋalarıhis boards | qaŋalarıbızour boards | qaŋalarığızyou all's boards | qaŋalarıtheir boards |
| Genitive | qaŋalanıthe boards' | qaŋalarımımy boards' | qaŋalarıŋıyour boards' | qaŋalarınıhis boards' | qaŋalarıbıznıour boards' | qaŋalarığıznıyou all's boards' | qaŋalarınıtheir boards' |
| Accusative | qaŋalanıthe boards (as the object) | qaŋalarımımy boards (as the object) | qaŋalarıŋıyour boards (as the object) | qaŋalarınhis boards (as the object) | qaŋalarıbıznıour boards (as the object) | qaŋalarığıznıyou all's boards (as the object) | qaŋalarıntheir boards (as the object) |
| Dative | qaŋalağato the boards | qaŋalarımato my boards | qaŋalarıŋato your boards | qaŋalarınato his boards | qaŋalarıbızğato our boards | qaŋalarığızğato you all's boards | qaŋalarınato their boards |
| Locative | qaŋaladain / at the boards | qaŋalarımdain / at my boards | qaŋalarıŋdain / at your boards | qaŋalarındain / at his boards | qaŋalarıbızdain / at our boards | qaŋalarığızdain / at you all's boards | qaŋalarındain / at their boards |
| Ablative | qaŋaladanfrom the boards | qaŋalarımdanfrom my boards | qaŋalarıŋdanfrom your boards | qaŋalarındanfrom his boards | qaŋalarıbızdanfrom our boards | qaŋalarığızdanfrom you all's boards | qaŋalarındanfrom their boards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaŋaları can mean "his / her boards", "their board", or "their boards" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.