quw

/quw/

1. (adj.) dry, dried — quw eterge means dry something.

quw otunla — dry firewood
otunla quwdula — the firewood is dry
quw biçen — dry hay
quw çırpı — dry brushwood
qış çillede quw saqla — in the depth of winter, keep dry firewood

2. (adj.) withered, dried up (of a plant); shriveled (of a limb) — quw bolurğa means wither (of a tree) or shrivel (of a limb).

quw terek — a withered tree
terek quw bolğandı — the tree has withered
narat terekni quw butağı — the withered branch of the pine tree
anı qolu quwdu — his arm is withered

3. (adj.) arid, waterless (of land that yields little for lack of water)

quw tüzle — arid plains
küygen, quw sırtla — scorched, arid ridges

4. (adj.) gaunt, lean, thin, emaciated

quw adam — a gaunt person
quwdan tayaq kibikdi — he is as thin as a stick
bek quw bolub qaldı — became very gaunt

5. (adj.) barren, infertile, unable to bear children (fig.)

quw qatın — a barren woman
kelin quw tüldü — the bride is not barren
ol quw bolğanı üçün jarsıydı — she grieves because she is barren

6. (adj.) deserted, uninhabited, desolate (fig.)

quw jerle — deserted places
üyle quwdula — the houses are deserted
quw bolub qalğandıla — have become deserted

7. (n.) down, fluff, downy feathers — Before another noun it means made of down, downy: quw töşek a feather bed.

qaznı quwu — goose down
quw töşek — a feather bed
quw tükle — downy feathers
quwdan etilgen jastıqla — pillows made of down
anası qızına quw töşek hazırladı — the mother prepared a feather bed for her daughter

8. (n.) tinder; wick, fuse — quw qabınŋandı literally means the tinder has caught, and figuratively he is fired up, eager. Proverb: çaqğıçsız quw qabınmaz tinder will not catch without a flint (there is no smoke without fire).

quw qabınŋandı — the tinder has caught fire
çaqğıç bla quw — flint and tinder
çaqğıçsız quw qabınmaz — tinder will not catch without a flint
ot jağarğa quw kerekdi — tinder is needed to light a fire
quw qabınŋan sağatda — when the tinder catches

9. (n.) swan

aq quw kölde oynaydı — a white swan plays on the lake
köl betinde aq quw jüzedi — a white swan swims on the surface of the lake
quwnu qanatı çımmaq aqdı — the swan's wing is snow-white

Expressions

quwu qabınırğa — take fright; make angry (Idiom)

As an adjective

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — quw
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	quwmaI am dry	quwsayou are dry	quwduhe is dry	quwbuzwe are dry	quwsuzyou all are dry	quwdulathey are dry
comparative — more	quwraqmaI am drier	quwraqsayou are drier	quwraqdıhe is drier	quwraqbızwe are drier	quwraqsızyou all are drier	quwraqdılathey are drier
intensifier — very	bek quwmaI am very dry	bek quwsayou are very dry	bek quwduhe is very dry	bek quwbuzwe are very dry	bek quwsuzyou all are very dry	bek quwdulathey are very dry
superlative — most	em quwmaI am the driest	em quwsayou are the driest	em quwduhe is the driest	em quwbuzwe are the driest	em quwsuzyou all are the driest	em quwdulathey are the driest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — quw
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki quwdumine is dry	seniki quwduyours is dry	anıqı quwduhis is dry	bizniki quwduours is dry	sizniki quwduyours (pl.) is dry	alanıqı quwdutheirs is dry
comparative — more	meniki quwraqdımine is drier	seniki quwraqdıyours is drier	anıqı quwraqdıhis is drier	bizniki quwraqdıours is drier	sizniki quwraqdıyours (pl.) is drier	alanıqı quwraqdıtheirs is drier
intensifier — very	meniki bek quwdumine is very dry	seniki bek quwduyours is very dry	anıqı bek quwduhis is very dry	bizniki bek quwduours is very dry	sizniki bek quwduyours (pl.) is very dry	alanıqı bek quwdutheirs is very dry
superlative — most	meniki em quwdumine is the driest	seniki em quwduyours is the driest	anıqı em quwduhis is the driest	bizniki em quwduours is the driest	sizniki em quwduyours (pl.) is the driest	alanıqı em quwdutheirs is the driest

Several things

Several things — quw
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile quwdulamine are dry	senikile quwdulayours are dry	anıqıla quwdulahis are dry	biznikile quwdulaours are dry	siznikile quwdulayours (pl.) are dry	alanıqıla quwdulatheirs are dry
comparative — more	menikile quwraqdılamine are drier	senikile quwraqdılayours are drier	anıqıla quwraqdılahis are drier	biznikile quwraqdılaours are drier	siznikile quwraqdılayours (pl.) are drier	alanıqıla quwraqdılatheirs are drier
intensifier — very	menikile bek quwdulamine are very dry	senikile bek quwdulayours are very dry	anıqıla bek quwdulahis are very dry	biznikile bek quwdulaours are very dry	siznikile bek quwdulayours (pl.) are very dry	alanıqıla bek quwdulatheirs are very dry
superlative — most	menikile em quwdulamine are the driest	senikile em quwdulayours are the driest	anıqıla em quwdulahis are the driest	biznikile em quwdulaours are the driest	siznikile em quwdulayours (pl.) are the driest	alanıqıla em quwdulatheirs are the driest

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

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular — cases of quw, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	quwthe down	quwummy down	quwuŋyour down	quwuhis down	quwubuzour down	quwuğuzyou all's down	quwlarıtheir downs
Genitive	quwnuthe down's	quwumumy down's	quwuŋuyour down's	quwunuhis down's	quwubuznuour down's	quwuğuznuyou all's down's	quwlarınıtheir downs'
Accusative	quwnuthe down (as the object)	quwumumy down (as the object)	quwuŋuyour down (as the object)	quwunhis down (as the object)	quwubuznuour down (as the object)	quwuğuznuyou all's down (as the object)	quwlarıntheir downs (as the object)
Dative	quwğato the down	quwumato my down	quwuŋato your down	quwunato his down	quwubuzğato our down	quwuğuzğato you all's down	quwlarınato their downs
Locative	quwdain / at the down	quwumdain / at my down	quwuŋdain / at your down	quwundain / at his down	quwubuzdain / at our down	quwuğuzdain / at you all's down	quwlarındain / at their downs
Ablative	quwdanfrom the down	quwumdanfrom my down	quwuŋdanfrom your down	quwundanfrom his down	quwubuzdanfrom our down	quwuğuzdanfrom you all's down	quwlarındanfrom their downs

There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.

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