töŋek / tömmek
/tøŋek/, /tømmek/ · plural töŋekle
1. trunk, torso, body
- jan bla töŋek — soul and body
- töŋegi bazıqdı — his frame is thickset
- töŋeginden bir sanı qorağança — as if a part of his body had been lost
- töŋegi tanılmaydı — his torso can't be made out
2. frame, hull, carcass, base
- kemeni töŋegi — the hull of the ship
- sürmeni töŋegi — the stock of the plane
- üynü töŋegi — the frame of the house
3. trunk of a tree, stem
- terekni töŋegi — the trunk of the tree
- qalın töŋek — a thick trunk
- töŋegi quruğandı — its trunk has dried up
- terekni töŋegine tayandım — I leaned against the trunk of the tree
4. block of wood, stump, chock — In folklore it also refers to wooden stocks put on the legs: ayağıma töŋek kiydirdile.
- ayağıma töŋek kiydirdile — they put the stocks on my feet
- töŋekni saldı — she put the block down
- tört töŋek — four blocks
- söz töŋekge tayaq ötgençadı — a word gets through like a stick through a log
5. coupon, ticket, counterfoil, stub
- töŋekni jırtıb alsaŋ dükküçü qaladı — if you tear the coupon off, the stub stays
- töŋek berirge — to give out a coupon
- töŋekni jırtdı — he tore the coupon off
6. cripple, disabled person (unable or hardly able to move)
- töŋek bolub qalğandı — he has been left a cripple
- qazawatda töŋek bolğanla — those crippled in the war
- töŋek bolurğa — to be crippled
7. a stout person, a heavily built person
- ol bir ullu töŋekdi — he is a big stout fellow
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | töŋekthe trunk | töŋegimmy trunk | töŋegiŋyour trunk | töŋegihis trunk | töŋegibizour trunk | töŋegigizyou all's trunk | töŋekleritheir trunks |
| Genitive | töŋeknithe trunk's | töŋegimimy trunk's | töŋegiŋiyour trunk's | töŋeginihis trunk's | töŋegibizniour trunk's | töŋegigizniyou all's trunk's | töŋeklerinitheir trunks' |
| Accusative | töŋeknithe trunk (as the object) | töŋegimimy trunk (as the object) | töŋegiŋiyour trunk (as the object) | töŋeginhis trunk (as the object) | töŋegibizniour trunk (as the object) | töŋegigizniyou all's trunk (as the object) | töŋeklerintheir trunks (as the object) |
| Dative | töŋekgeto the trunk | töŋegimeto my trunk | töŋegiŋeto your trunk | töŋegineto his trunk | töŋegibizgeto our trunk | töŋegigizgeto you all's trunk | töŋeklerineto their trunks |
| Locative | töŋekdein / at the trunk | töŋegimdein / at my trunk | töŋegiŋdein / at your trunk | töŋegindein / at his trunk | töŋegibizdein / at our trunk | töŋegigizdein / at you all's trunk | töŋeklerindein / at their trunks |
| Ablative | töŋekdenfrom the trunk | töŋegimdenfrom my trunk | töŋegiŋdenfrom your trunk | töŋegindenfrom his trunk | töŋegibizdenfrom our trunk | töŋegigizdenfrom you all's trunk | töŋeklerindenfrom their trunks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | töŋeklethe trunks | töŋeklerimmy trunks | töŋekleriŋyour trunks | töŋeklerihis trunks | töŋekleribizour trunks | töŋeklerigizyou all's trunks | töŋekleritheir trunks |
| Genitive | töŋeklenithe trunks' | töŋeklerimimy trunks' | töŋekleriŋiyour trunks' | töŋeklerinihis trunks' | töŋekleribizniour trunks' | töŋeklerigizniyou all's trunks' | töŋeklerinitheir trunks' |
| Accusative | töŋeklenithe trunks (as the object) | töŋeklerimimy trunks (as the object) | töŋekleriŋiyour trunks (as the object) | töŋeklerinhis trunks (as the object) | töŋekleribizniour trunks (as the object) | töŋeklerigizniyou all's trunks (as the object) | töŋeklerintheir trunks (as the object) |
| Dative | töŋeklegeto the trunks | töŋeklerimeto my trunks | töŋekleriŋeto your trunks | töŋeklerineto his trunks | töŋekleribizgeto our trunks | töŋeklerigizgeto you all's trunks | töŋeklerineto their trunks |
| Locative | töŋekledein / at the trunks | töŋeklerimdein / at my trunks | töŋekleriŋdein / at your trunks | töŋeklerindein / at his trunks | töŋekleribizdein / at our trunks | töŋeklerigizdein / at you all's trunks | töŋeklerindein / at their trunks |
| Ablative | töŋekledenfrom the trunks | töŋeklerimdenfrom my trunks | töŋekleriŋdenfrom your trunks | töŋeklerindenfrom his trunks | töŋekleribizdenfrom our trunks | töŋeklerigizdenfrom you all's trunks | töŋeklerindenfrom their trunks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töŋekleri can mean "his / her trunks", "their trunk", or "their trunks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.