qurğaq

/qurʁaq/

1. (adj.) dry, free of moisture, not wet

qurğaq otun — dry firewood
qurğaq biçen — dry hay
bılayı qurğaqdı — it is dry here
mında hawa qurğaqdı — here the air is dry
qollarıŋı qurğaq sürt — wipe your hands dry

2. (adj.) arid, waterless, drought-stricken

qurğaq jıl — a drought year
qurğaq jerle — waterless lands
qurğaq jel — a hot dry wind
bu jıl qurğaq boldu — this year was dry

3. (adj.) reserved, curt, formal in tone (fig.)

qurğaq söleşiw — a reserved tone
qurğaq salamlaşıw — a curt greeting
ol menŋe qurğaq söleşdi — they spoke to me curtly
anı sözü qurğaqdı — their speech is curt

4. (adj.) empty, useless, lacking substance (fig.)

qurğaq söz — idle talk
qurğaq sözlü adam — a person of empty words
qurğaq sözden mağana joq — there is no use in idle talk
qurğaq söz baş awrutur — idle talk will give you a headache
qurğaq sözden juqu aşhı — sleep is better than idle talk

5. (adj.) lean, thin, gaunt (fig.; rare) — Said of a person's body, especially the hands.

qurğaq adam — a lean person
qurğaq, uzun qolla — thin, long hands
anı qolları qurğaqdı — their hands are thin

6. (adj.) crumbly or mealy; not soft or pasty (of food such as potatoes)

qurğaq gardoş — mealy potatoes
bu gardoş qurğaqdı — these potatoes are crumbly

7. (n.) drought, dry spell (rare) one source

arbaçı qurğaqnı küser — the carter wishes for a dry spell

Expressions

qurğaq halısı joqdu — soaked through; visibly drunk (Idiom)
qurğaq özdenlik eterge — empty courtesy (Idiom · Collocation · Light-verb construction)
qurğaq söz — empty talk (Idiom)
suwğa kirib qurğaq çıqğan — slips out of blame (Idiom · Proverb or saying)

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Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meaning 1
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 2, 4, 5
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 6
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1, 3, 4
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 3, 6
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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Other forms

emphatic: completely dry	qup-qurğaq

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — qurğaq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	qurğaqmaI am dry	qurğaqsayou are dry	qurğaqdıhe is dry	qurğaqbızwe are dry	qurğaqsızyou all are dry	qurğaqdılathey are dry
comparative — more	qurğağıraqmaI am drier	qurğağıraqsayou are drier	qurğağıraqdıhe is drier	qurğağıraqbızwe are drier	qurğağıraqsızyou all are drier	qurğağıraqdılathey are drier
intensifier — very	bek qurğaqmaI am very dry	bek qurğaqsayou are very dry	bek qurğaqdıhe is very dry	bek qurğaqbızwe are very dry	bek qurğaqsızyou all are very dry	bek qurğaqdılathey are very dry
superlative — most	em qurğaqmaI am the driest	em qurğaqsayou are the driest	em qurğaqdıhe is the driest	em qurğaqbızwe are the driest	em qurğaqsızyou all are the driest	em qurğaqdılathey are the driest

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qurğaqdı — "compared to me, he is dry."

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — qurğaq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki qurğaqdımine is dry	seniki qurğaqdıyours is dry	anıqı qurğaqdıhis is dry	bizniki qurğaqdıours is dry	sizniki qurğaqdıyours (pl.) is dry	alanıqı qurğaqdıtheirs is dry
comparative — more	meniki qurğağıraqdımine is drier	seniki qurğağıraqdıyours is drier	anıqı qurğağıraqdıhis is drier	bizniki qurğağıraqdıours is drier	sizniki qurğağıraqdıyours (pl.) is drier	alanıqı qurğağıraqdıtheirs is drier
intensifier — very	meniki bek qurğaqdımine is very dry	seniki bek qurğaqdıyours is very dry	anıqı bek qurğaqdıhis is very dry	bizniki bek qurğaqdıours is very dry	sizniki bek qurğaqdıyours (pl.) is very dry	alanıqı bek qurğaqdıtheirs is very dry
superlative — most	meniki em qurğaqdımine is the driest	seniki em qurğaqdıyours is the driest	anıqı em qurğaqdıhis is the driest	bizniki em qurğaqdıours is the driest	sizniki em qurğaqdıyours (pl.) is the driest	alanıqı em qurğaqdıtheirs is the driest

Several things

Several things — qurğaq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile qurğaqdılamine are dry	senikile qurğaqdılayours are dry	anıqıla qurğaqdılahis are dry	biznikile qurğaqdılaours are dry	siznikile qurğaqdılayours (pl.) are dry	alanıqıla qurğaqdılatheirs are dry
comparative — more	menikile qurğağıraqdılamine are drier	senikile qurğağıraqdılayours are drier	anıqıla qurğağıraqdılahis are drier	biznikile qurğağıraqdılaours are drier	siznikile qurğağıraqdılayours (pl.) are drier	alanıqıla qurğağıraqdılatheirs are drier
intensifier — very	menikile bek qurğaqdılamine are very dry	senikile bek qurğaqdılayours are very dry	anıqıla bek qurğaqdılahis are very dry	biznikile bek qurğaqdılaours are very dry	siznikile bek qurğaqdılayours (pl.) are very dry	alanıqıla bek qurğaqdılatheirs are very dry
superlative — most	menikile em qurğaqdılamine are the driest	senikile em qurğaqdılayours are the driest	anıqıla em qurğaqdılahis are the driest	biznikile em qurğaqdılaours are the driest	siznikile em qurğaqdılayours (pl.) are the driest	alanıqıla em qurğaqdılatheirs are the driest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qurğaqdı, bıla qurğaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".