tölü

/tøly/ · plural tölüle

1. (n.) generation, people of about the same age — Common in jaş tölü "the young generation" and tölüden tölüge "from generation to generation".

jaş tölü — the young generation
ösüb kelgen tölü — the rising generation
bügünŋü tölü — today's generation
tölüden tölüge öter nart jırları — Nart songs will pass from generation to generation
jaŋı tölü elni ariw eter — the new generation will make the village beautiful
tölübüz ana tilni saqlaydı — our generation preserves the mother tongue
üçge aylanŋan tölü — the third generation

2. (n.) offspring, progeny, descendants

egiz-egiz tölü tuwsun — may the offspring be born as twins
tölüsün ösdüre — raising its offspring
anı tölüsü Qaraçayda jaşaydı — his descendants live in Karachay

3. (n.) young stock, newborn animals of livestock, brood (agric.) — Used of the newborn lambs, kids, calves and foals of a season. tölü ber means "give birth to young" (of livestock).

qoyladan tölü alğan közüw — the season of taking young from the sheep
bıyıl on baytal tölü bergendi — this year ten mares have given young
malğa tölü qoşuldu — young stock was added to the herd
malğa tölü qoşulmasa qalay öserikdi? — if young stock is not added to the herd, how will it grow?
har tölünü semirt, saqla — fatten and keep every young one
mal tölüsü bıyıl köb boldu — the livestock's young were many this year

Sources

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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 · all meanings
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meaning 1
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1, 2
Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 · Russian–Balkar Explanatory Dictionary of Sectoral Vocabulary · meaning 3
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · all meanings
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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Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of tölü, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tölüthe generation	tölümmy generation	tölüŋyour generation	tölüsühis generation	tölübüzour generation	tölügüzyou all's generation	tölüleritheir generations
Genitive	tölünüthe generation's	tölümümy generation's	tölüŋüyour generation's	tölüsünühis generation's	tölübüznüour generation's	tölügüznüyou all's generation's	tölülerinitheir generations'
Accusative	tölünüthe generation (as the object)	tölümümy generation (as the object)	tölüŋüyour generation (as the object)	tölüsünhis generation (as the object)	tölübüznüour generation (as the object)	tölügüznüyou all's generation (as the object)	tölülerintheir generations (as the object)
Dative	tölügeto the generation	tölümeto my generation	tölüŋeto your generation	tölüsüneto his generation	tölübüzgeto our generation	tölügüzgeto you all's generation	tölülerineto their generations
Locative	tölüdein / at the generation	tölümdein / at my generation	tölüŋdein / at your generation	tölüsündein / at his generation	tölübüzdein / at our generation	tölügüzdein / at you all's generation	tölülerindein / at their generations
Ablative	tölüdenfrom the generation	tölümdenfrom my generation	tölüŋdenfrom your generation	tölüsündenfrom his generation	tölübüzdenfrom our generation	tölügüzdenfrom you all's generation	tölülerindenfrom their generations

Plural

Plural — cases of tölü, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tölülethe generations	tölülerimmy generations	tölüleriŋyour generations	tölülerihis generations	tölüleribizour generations	tölülerigizyou all's generations	tölüleritheir generations
Genitive	tölülenithe generations'	tölülerimimy generations'	tölüleriŋiyour generations'	tölülerinihis generations'	tölüleribizniour generations'	tölülerigizniyou all's generations'	tölülerinitheir generations'
Accusative	tölülenithe generations (as the object)	tölülerimimy generations (as the object)	tölüleriŋiyour generations (as the object)	tölülerinhis generations (as the object)	tölüleribizniour generations (as the object)	tölülerigizniyou all's generations (as the object)	tölülerintheir generations (as the object)
Dative	tölülegeto the generations	tölülerimeto my generations	tölüleriŋeto your generations	tölülerineto his generations	tölüleribizgeto our generations	tölülerigizgeto you all's generations	tölülerineto their generations
Locative	tölüledein / at the generations	tölülerimdein / at my generations	tölüleriŋdein / at your generations	tölülerindein / at his generations	tölüleribizdein / at our generations	tölülerigizdein / at you all's generations	tölülerindein / at their generations
Ablative	tölüledenfrom the generations	tölülerimdenfrom my generations	tölüleriŋdenfrom your generations	tölülerindenfrom his generations	tölüleribizdenfrom our generations	tölülerigizdenfrom you all's generations	tölülerindenfrom their generations

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

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