selekelegen
/selekeleɡen/
1. mocking, one who mocks — Participle of selekelerge.
- teŋlerin selekelegen jaş — a young man who mocks his friends
- meni selekelegen adamğa tıŋılamayma — I do not listen to a person who mocks me
- anı selekelegeni tüz tüldü — his mocking of him is not right
2. mocking, derisive, jeering
- selekelegen söz — a mocking word
- selekelegen halda — in a mocking manner
- selekelegen awaz — a jeering voice
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | selekelegenmeI am mocking | selekelegenseyou are mocking | selekelegendihe is mocking | selekelegenbizwe are mocking | selekelegensizyou all are mocking | selekelegendilethey are mocking |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden selekelegendi — "compared to me, he is mocking."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki selekelegendimine is mocking | seniki selekelegendiyours is mocking | anıqı selekelegendihis is mocking | bizniki selekelegendiours is mocking | sizniki selekelegendiyours (pl.) is mocking | alanıqı selekelegenditheirs is mocking |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile selekelegendilemine are mocking | senikile selekelegendileyours are mocking | anıqıla selekelegendilehis are mocking | biznikile selekelegendileours are mocking | siznikile selekelegendileyours (pl.) are mocking | alanıqıla selekelegendiletheirs are mocking |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu selekelegendi, bıla selekelegendile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".