qoŋur
/qoŋur/
1. brown, dun, dark brown — often of an animal's coat
- qoŋur at — a brown horse
- qoŋur mıyıqlı — with a brown mustache
- qoŋur çaç — brown hair
- qoŋur iynek arbazğa kirdi — the brown cow came into the yard
- qoŋur ayü — a brown bear
2. unfavorable, hard, bleak — Used of a season or a year: qoyanlanı qoŋur jılı kelgendi "a bad year for hares has come".
- qoyanlanı qoŋur jılı kelgendi — a bleak year has come for the hares
- senŋe da kelir qoŋur jıl — a hard year will come to you too
- qoŋur künle başlandıla — hard days have begun
- qoŋur qış keldi — a bleak winter has come
Expressions
- qoŋur jıl — time of calamity
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | qoŋurbrown |
| comparative — more | qoŋururaqbrowner |
| intensifier — very | bek qoŋurvery brown |
| superlative — most | em qoŋurthe brownest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qoŋurdumine is brown | seniki qoŋurduyours is brown | anıqı qoŋurduhis is brown | bizniki qoŋurduours is brown | sizniki qoŋurduyours (pl.) is brown | alanıqı qoŋurdutheirs is brown |
| comparative — more | meniki qoŋururaqdımine is browner | seniki qoŋururaqdıyours is browner | anıqı qoŋururaqdıhis is browner | bizniki qoŋururaqdıours is browner | sizniki qoŋururaqdıyours (pl.) is browner | alanıqı qoŋururaqdıtheirs is browner |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qoŋurdumine is very brown | seniki bek qoŋurduyours is very brown | anıqı bek qoŋurduhis is very brown | bizniki bek qoŋurduours is very brown | sizniki bek qoŋurduyours (pl.) is very brown | alanıqı bek qoŋurdutheirs is very brown |
| superlative — most | meniki em qoŋurdumine is the brownest | seniki em qoŋurduyours is the brownest | anıqı em qoŋurduhis is the brownest | bizniki em qoŋurduours is the brownest | sizniki em qoŋurduyours (pl.) is the brownest | alanıqı em qoŋurdutheirs is the brownest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qoŋurdulamine are brown | senikile qoŋurdulayours are brown | anıqıla qoŋurdulahis are brown | biznikile qoŋurdulaours are brown | siznikile qoŋurdulayours (pl.) are brown | alanıqıla qoŋurdulatheirs are brown |
| comparative — more | menikile qoŋururaqdılamine are browner | senikile qoŋururaqdılayours are browner | anıqıla qoŋururaqdılahis are browner | biznikile qoŋururaqdılaours are browner | siznikile qoŋururaqdılayours (pl.) are browner | alanıqıla qoŋururaqdılatheirs are browner |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qoŋurdulamine are very brown | senikile bek qoŋurdulayours are very brown | anıqıla bek qoŋurdulahis are very brown | biznikile bek qoŋurdulaours are very brown | siznikile bek qoŋurdulayours (pl.) are very brown | alanıqıla bek qoŋurdulatheirs are very brown |
| superlative — most | menikile em qoŋurdulamine are the brownest | senikile em qoŋurdulayours are the brownest | anıqıla em qoŋurdulahis are the brownest | biznikile em qoŋurdulaours are the brownest | siznikile em qoŋurdulayours (pl.) are the brownest | alanıqıla em qoŋurdulatheirs are the brownest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qoŋurdu, bıla qoŋurdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".