sarı

/sarɯ/

1. (adj.) yellow

sarı qumaç — yellow cloth
sarı qağıt — yellow paper
sarı gül — a yellow flower
sarı bolurğa — to turn yellow
gakkını sarısı — the yolk of the egg
sarı jaw — clarified butter

2. (adj.) chestnut, sorrel (of a horse) — The sources gloss it as reddish or ginger (qızğıldım). The standard example is sarı at "chestnut horse".

sarı at — a chestnut horse
sarı baytal — a sorrel mare
meni atım sarıdı — my horse is chestnut

3. (adj.) fair-haired, blond

sarı çaç — fair hair
sarı tişirıw — a fair-haired woman
sarı adam — a fair-haired person
sarı şinli — fair of complexion, blond
Apsatını bardı sarı çaçlı qızları — Apsaty has fair-haired daughters

Expressions

başından ayağına sarı altın eterge — make rich (Idiom)
içi sarı suw bolurğa — be sick with grief (Idiom)
jüregi sarı suw bolurğa — be utterly drained (Idiom)
sarı aş — pre-dawn meal (Idiom)

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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, 3
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 2
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meaning 2
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 3
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

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Degrees

Degrees — sarı
Degree	—form
base form	sarıyellow
comparative — more	sarıraqyellower
intensifier — very	bek sarıvery yellow
superlative — most	em sarıthe yellowest

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — sarı
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki sarıdımine is yellow	seniki sarıdıyours is yellow	anıqı sarıdıhis is yellow	bizniki sarıdıours is yellow	sizniki sarıdıyours (pl.) is yellow	alanıqı sarıdıtheirs is yellow
comparative — more	meniki sarıraqdımine is yellower	seniki sarıraqdıyours is yellower	anıqı sarıraqdıhis is yellower	bizniki sarıraqdıours is yellower	sizniki sarıraqdıyours (pl.) is yellower	alanıqı sarıraqdıtheirs is yellower
intensifier — very	meniki bek sarıdımine is very yellow	seniki bek sarıdıyours is very yellow	anıqı bek sarıdıhis is very yellow	bizniki bek sarıdıours is very yellow	sizniki bek sarıdıyours (pl.) is very yellow	alanıqı bek sarıdıtheirs is very yellow
superlative — most	meniki em sarıdımine is the yellowest	seniki em sarıdıyours is the yellowest	anıqı em sarıdıhis is the yellowest	bizniki em sarıdıours is the yellowest	sizniki em sarıdıyours (pl.) is the yellowest	alanıqı em sarıdıtheirs is the yellowest

Several things

Several things — sarı
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile sarıdılamine are yellow	senikile sarıdılayours are yellow	anıqıla sarıdılahis are yellow	biznikile sarıdılaours are yellow	siznikile sarıdılayours (pl.) are yellow	alanıqıla sarıdılatheirs are yellow
comparative — more	menikile sarıraqdılamine are yellower	senikile sarıraqdılayours are yellower	anıqıla sarıraqdılahis are yellower	biznikile sarıraqdılaours are yellower	siznikile sarıraqdılayours (pl.) are yellower	alanıqıla sarıraqdılatheirs are yellower
intensifier — very	menikile bek sarıdılamine are very yellow	senikile bek sarıdılayours are very yellow	anıqıla bek sarıdılahis are very yellow	biznikile bek sarıdılaours are very yellow	siznikile bek sarıdılayours (pl.) are very yellow	alanıqıla bek sarıdılatheirs are very yellow
superlative — most	menikile em sarıdılamine are the yellowest	senikile em sarıdılayours are the yellowest	anıqıla em sarıdılahis are the yellowest	biznikile em sarıdılaours are the yellowest	siznikile em sarıdılayours (pl.) are the yellowest	alanıqıla em sarıdılatheirs are the yellowest

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