qıŋır
/qɯŋɯr/
1. crooked, bent, curved, askew, slanting
- qıŋır sız — a curved line
- qıŋır ağaçdan tüz tirek bolmaz — a crooked log will not make a straight pillar
- qıŋır terekni kölekkesi da qıŋır — a crooked tree's shadow is crooked too
- qıŋır jol taw özeninde aylanadı — a crooked road winds through the mountain valley
2. slanting, askew, lopsided, leaning to one side
- qıŋır qabırğa — a leaning wall
- qıŋır huna — a lopsided fence
- bu qabırğa qıŋırdı — this wall is askew
3. dishonest, unfair, improper — Said of words, answers, or behavior. qıŋır söz means a lie or a falsehood.
- qıŋır söz — a lie, a falsehood
- qıŋır juwap — a dishonest answer
- qıŋır söz aytma, tüzün bildir — do not speak a dishonest word, make the truth known
- anı juwabı qıŋır edi — their answer was dishonest
4. stubborn, contrary, wrong-headed — Said of a person or of their thinking.
- qıŋır adam — a stubborn person
- ol bek qıŋır adamdı — they are a very contrary person
- anı oyumu qıŋırdı — their thinking is wrong-headed
5. crookedly, at a slant, to one side
- qıŋır ösgen — grown crookedly
- qıŋır sal — put it at a slant
- qıŋır süel — stand at a slant
6. askance, sideways — Chiefly of looking at someone with dislike or disapproval, as in qıŋır qararğa.
- ol menŋe qıŋır qaradı — they looked at me askance
- menŋe qıŋır qarama — do not look at me askance
- honşu bizge qıŋır qaraydı — the neighbor looks at us askance
Expressions
- altı qıŋır bolub — work oneself ragged
- arbaz qıŋırdı da, iynek sawalmayma — lame excuse
- başında tügü qıŋır bolmazğa — come to no harm
- qıŋır qaç eterge — mark one's astonishment
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | qıŋırcrooked |
| comparative — more | qıŋırıraqmore crooked |
| intensifier — very | bek qıŋırvery crooked |
| superlative — most | em qıŋırthe most crooked |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qıŋırdımine is crooked | seniki qıŋırdıyours is crooked | anıqı qıŋırdıhis is crooked | bizniki qıŋırdıours is crooked | sizniki qıŋırdıyours (pl.) is crooked | alanıqı qıŋırdıtheirs is crooked |
| comparative — more | meniki qıŋırıraqdımine is more crooked | seniki qıŋırıraqdıyours is more crooked | anıqı qıŋırıraqdıhis is more crooked | bizniki qıŋırıraqdıours is more crooked | sizniki qıŋırıraqdıyours (pl.) is more crooked | alanıqı qıŋırıraqdıtheirs is more crooked |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek qıŋırdımine is very crooked | seniki bek qıŋırdıyours is very crooked | anıqı bek qıŋırdıhis is very crooked | bizniki bek qıŋırdıours is very crooked | sizniki bek qıŋırdıyours (pl.) is very crooked | alanıqı bek qıŋırdıtheirs is very crooked |
| superlative — most | meniki em qıŋırdımine is the most crooked | seniki em qıŋırdıyours is the most crooked | anıqı em qıŋırdıhis is the most crooked | bizniki em qıŋırdıours is the most crooked | sizniki em qıŋırdıyours (pl.) is the most crooked | alanıqı em qıŋırdıtheirs is the most crooked |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qıŋırdılamine are crooked | senikile qıŋırdılayours are crooked | anıqıla qıŋırdılahis are crooked | biznikile qıŋırdılaours are crooked | siznikile qıŋırdılayours (pl.) are crooked | alanıqıla qıŋırdılatheirs are crooked |
| comparative — more | menikile qıŋırıraqdılamine are more crooked | senikile qıŋırıraqdılayours are more crooked | anıqıla qıŋırıraqdılahis are more crooked | biznikile qıŋırıraqdılaours are more crooked | siznikile qıŋırıraqdılayours (pl.) are more crooked | alanıqıla qıŋırıraqdılatheirs are more crooked |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek qıŋırdılamine are very crooked | senikile bek qıŋırdılayours are very crooked | anıqıla bek qıŋırdılahis are very crooked | biznikile bek qıŋırdılaours are very crooked | siznikile bek qıŋırdılayours (pl.) are very crooked | alanıqıla bek qıŋırdılatheirs are very crooked |
| superlative — most | menikile em qıŋırdılamine are the most crooked | senikile em qıŋırdılayours are the most crooked | anıqıla em qıŋırdılahis are the most crooked | biznikile em qıŋırdılaours are the most crooked | siznikile em qıŋırdılayours (pl.) are the most crooked | alanıqıla em qıŋırdılatheirs are the most crooked |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qıŋırdı, bıla qıŋırdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".