qoşun

/qoʃun/ · plural qoşunla

1. (n.) earthenware pot, crock, jug, pitcher — Before another noun it means earthenware, made of clay: qoşun ayaq 'an earthenware bowl'.

qoşun bla bir ayran — a jug of ayran
qoşun bla bir süt — a jug of milk
qoşunŋa quy — pour it into the pot
qoşundan suw içdi — he drank water from the pitcher
qoşun sınŋandı — the crock has broken
sınıq qoşun — a broken pot
gül qoşunla — flower pots
qoşun etiwçü — a maker of earthenware pots, a potter
qoşun ayaq — an earthenware bowl
qoşun adırla — earthenware vessels
qoşun tabaq — an earthenware dish

2. (n.) roof tile — Joined with baş 'roof' it forms the compound qoşunbaş 'tile-roofed': qoşunbaş üy 'a house with a tiled roof'.

başı qoşun üy — a house roofed with tiles
başı qoşun bla jabılğan üy — a house whose roof is covered with tiles
qoşun bla jabılğan üyle — houses covered with tiles
qızıl qoşun — red roof tiles
qoşun bla jabadıla — they roof it with tiles
qoşunla tüşgendile — the roof tiles have fallen off

3. (n.) earthenware, pottery, ceramics

qoşun zatla — earthenware goods
qoşun sathan tüken — a shop that sells pottery
qoşunnu otda bişiredile — they fire the earthenware in the fire

Expressions

ot qoşunça — dull and apathetic (Idiom)

Found in

Kitchen & tableware

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 3
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · all meanings
Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 · Russian–Balkar Explanatory Dictionary of Sectoral Vocabulary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of qoşun, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qoşunthe earthenware pot	qoşunummy earthenware pot	qoşunuŋyour earthenware pot	qoşunuhis earthenware pot	qoşunubuzour earthenware pot	qoşunuğuzyou all's earthenware pot	qoşunlarıtheir earthenware pots
Genitive	qoşunnuthe earthenware pot's	qoşunumumy earthenware pot's	qoşunuŋuyour earthenware pot's	qoşununuhis earthenware pot's	qoşunubuznuour earthenware pot's	qoşunuğuznuyou all's earthenware pot's	qoşunlarınıtheir earthenware pots'
Accusative	qoşunnuthe earthenware pot (as the object)	qoşunumumy earthenware pot (as the object)	qoşunuŋuyour earthenware pot (as the object)	qoşununhis earthenware pot (as the object)	qoşunubuznuour earthenware pot (as the object)	qoşunuğuznuyou all's earthenware pot (as the object)	qoşunlarıntheir earthenware pots (as the object)
Dative	qoşunŋato the earthenware pot	qoşunumato my earthenware pot	qoşunuŋato your earthenware pot	qoşununato his earthenware pot	qoşunubuzğato our earthenware pot	qoşunuğuzğato you all's earthenware pot	qoşunlarınato their earthenware pots
Locative	qoşundain / at the earthenware pot	qoşunumdain / at my earthenware pot	qoşunuŋdain / at your earthenware pot	qoşunundain / at his earthenware pot	qoşunubuzdain / at our earthenware pot	qoşunuğuzdain / at you all's earthenware pot	qoşunlarındain / at their earthenware pots
Ablative	qoşundanfrom the earthenware pot	qoşunumdanfrom my earthenware pot	qoşunuŋdanfrom your earthenware pot	qoşunundanfrom his earthenware pot	qoşunubuzdanfrom our earthenware pot	qoşunuğuzdanfrom you all's earthenware pot	qoşunlarındanfrom their earthenware pots

Plural

Plural — cases of qoşun, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	qoşunlathe earthenware pots	qoşunlarımmy earthenware pots	qoşunlarıŋyour earthenware pots	qoşunlarıhis earthenware pots	qoşunlarıbızour earthenware pots	qoşunlarığızyou all's earthenware pots	qoşunlarıtheir earthenware pots
Genitive	qoşunlanıthe earthenware pots'	qoşunlarımımy earthenware pots'	qoşunlarıŋıyour earthenware pots'	qoşunlarınıhis earthenware pots'	qoşunlarıbıznıour earthenware pots'	qoşunlarığıznıyou all's earthenware pots'	qoşunlarınıtheir earthenware pots'
Accusative	qoşunlanıthe earthenware pots (as the object)	qoşunlarımımy earthenware pots (as the object)	qoşunlarıŋıyour earthenware pots (as the object)	qoşunlarınhis earthenware pots (as the object)	qoşunlarıbıznıour earthenware pots (as the object)	qoşunlarığıznıyou all's earthenware pots (as the object)	qoşunlarıntheir earthenware pots (as the object)
Dative	qoşunlağato the earthenware pots	qoşunlarımato my earthenware pots	qoşunlarıŋato your earthenware pots	qoşunlarınato his earthenware pots	qoşunlarıbızğato our earthenware pots	qoşunlarığızğato you all's earthenware pots	qoşunlarınato their earthenware pots
Locative	qoşunladain / at the earthenware pots	qoşunlarımdain / at my earthenware pots	qoşunlarıŋdain / at your earthenware pots	qoşunlarındain / at his earthenware pots	qoşunlarıbızdain / at our earthenware pots	qoşunlarığızdain / at you all's earthenware pots	qoşunlarındain / at their earthenware pots
Ablative	qoşunladanfrom the earthenware pots	qoşunlarımdanfrom my earthenware pots	qoşunlarıŋdanfrom your earthenware pots	qoşunlarındanfrom his earthenware pots	qoşunlarıbızdanfrom our earthenware pots	qoşunlarığızdanfrom you all's earthenware pots	qoşunlarındanfrom their earthenware pots

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoşunları can mean "his / her earthenware pots", "their earthenware pot", or "their earthenware pots" — context decides.

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