quwuş

/quwuʃ/ · plural quwuşla

1. (n.) hollow, depression, niche

köz quwuş — eye socket
qayanı quwuşu — a hollow in the cliff
teren quwuş — a deep hollow
jelke quwuş — the hollow at the nape of the neck
suwnu quwuşu — a hollow in the river
hunanı quwuşu — a hollow in the stone wall
içi quwuş taş — a stone that is hollow inside

2. (n.) hollow of a tree, cavity of a tooth

terekni quwuşu — the hollow of the tree
tişni quwuşu — a cavity in the tooth
terekni quwuşuna quş uya salğandı — a bird has made a nest in the hollow of the tree
qart emenni quwuşundan — from the hollow of the old oak

3. (n.) hearth ledge, seat beside the fireplace (ethnogr.) — People sit on it to warm themselves. oğarı quwuş, the side away from the door, is the honored place, and töben quwuş is the side near the door.

oğarı quwuş — the ledge on the honored side of the hearth
töben quwuş — the ledge on the door side of the hearth
quwuşda oltururğa — to sit on the ledge by the hearth
quwuşha kirib olturasa — you sit tucked away by the hearth
quwuşha kirib tururğa — to sit it out by the hearth

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · all meanings
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meaning 2
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of quwuş, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	quwuşthe hollow	quwuşummy hollow	quwuşuŋyour hollow	quwuşuhis hollow	quwuşubuzour hollow	quwuşuğuzyou all's hollow	quwuşlarıtheir hollows
Genitive	quwuşnuthe hollow's	quwuşumumy hollow's	quwuşuŋuyour hollow's	quwuşunuhis hollow's	quwuşubuznuour hollow's	quwuşuğuznuyou all's hollow's	quwuşlarınıtheir hollows'
Accusative	quwuşnuthe hollow (as the object)	quwuşumumy hollow (as the object)	quwuşuŋuyour hollow (as the object)	quwuşunhis hollow (as the object)	quwuşubuznuour hollow (as the object)	quwuşuğuznuyou all's hollow (as the object)	quwuşlarıntheir hollows (as the object)
Dative	quwuşhato the hollow	quwuşumato my hollow	quwuşuŋato your hollow	quwuşunato his hollow	quwuşubuzğato our hollow	quwuşuğuzğato you all's hollow	quwuşlarınato their hollows
Locative	quwuşdain / at the hollow	quwuşumdain / at my hollow	quwuşuŋdain / at your hollow	quwuşundain / at his hollow	quwuşubuzdain / at our hollow	quwuşuğuzdain / at you all's hollow	quwuşlarındain / at their hollows
Ablative	quwuşdanfrom the hollow	quwuşumdanfrom my hollow	quwuşuŋdanfrom your hollow	quwuşundanfrom his hollow	quwuşubuzdanfrom our hollow	quwuşuğuzdanfrom you all's hollow	quwuşlarındanfrom their hollows

Plural

Plural — cases of quwuş, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	quwuşlathe hollows	quwuşlarımmy hollows	quwuşlarıŋyour hollows	quwuşlarıhis hollows	quwuşlarıbızour hollows	quwuşlarığızyou all's hollows	quwuşlarıtheir hollows
Genitive	quwuşlanıthe hollows'	quwuşlarımımy hollows'	quwuşlarıŋıyour hollows'	quwuşlarınıhis hollows'	quwuşlarıbıznıour hollows'	quwuşlarığıznıyou all's hollows'	quwuşlarınıtheir hollows'
Accusative	quwuşlanıthe hollows (as the object)	quwuşlarımımy hollows (as the object)	quwuşlarıŋıyour hollows (as the object)	quwuşlarınhis hollows (as the object)	quwuşlarıbıznıour hollows (as the object)	quwuşlarığıznıyou all's hollows (as the object)	quwuşlarıntheir hollows (as the object)
Dative	quwuşlağato the hollows	quwuşlarımato my hollows	quwuşlarıŋato your hollows	quwuşlarınato his hollows	quwuşlarıbızğato our hollows	quwuşlarığızğato you all's hollows	quwuşlarınato their hollows
Locative	quwuşladain / at the hollows	quwuşlarımdain / at my hollows	quwuşlarıŋdain / at your hollows	quwuşlarındain / at his hollows	quwuşlarıbızdain / at our hollows	quwuşlarığızdain / at you all's hollows	quwuşlarındain / at their hollows
Ablative	quwuşladanfrom the hollows	quwuşlarımdanfrom my hollows	quwuşlarıŋdanfrom your hollows	quwuşlarındanfrom his hollows	quwuşlarıbızdanfrom our hollows	quwuşlarığızdanfrom you all's hollows	quwuşlarındanfrom their hollows

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: quwuşları can mean "his / her hollows", "their hollow", or "their hollows" — context decides.

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