tük
/tyk/ · plural tükle
1. hair, body hair, fur, wool, fleece — Before another noun it means made of hair, as in tük buştuq "a brush made of hair".
- aq tük — a gray hair
- başında tügü qalmağandı — he has no hair left on his head
- qoynu tügü qalındı — the sheep's wool is thick
- qoyan tük — hare fur
- qoynu tügü jılı kiyimge jaraydı — the sheep's wool is suitable for warm clothing
- atnı tügü jıltıraydı kün jarıqda — the horse's coat glistens in the sunlight
2. feather, plumage, down
- qanat tük — a wing feather
- qanatlını tügü — a bird's plumage
- tawuq tükle — chicken feathers
- qaznı tügü jumuşaqdı — the goose's down is soft
3. the least bit, the slightest amount, a hair's worth — Almost always in a negative sentence, saying that something does not matter or is not felt in the slightest. one source
- seni üçün janımı tükge sanamazma — for you I would not count my life worth a hair
- anı tükge da sanamaydı — he does not count it worth a hair
- men tükça da qorqmayma — I am not afraid in the least
- ol tük çaqlı da boluşmadı — he did not help in the least
- menŋe tük da tiymegendi — not a hair of mine has been touched
4. nap, pile (of cloth)
- jamçını tügün çığarırğa — to raise the nap of a felt cloak
5. hairy, shaggy one source
- tük köküregi — his hairy chest
Expressions
- başına aq tük çığarğa — grieve deeply
- başında tügü qıŋır bolmazğa — come to no harm
- başından tük tüşse — if any harm comes
- başını tügü çaqlı bolurğa — very numerous
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tükthe hair | tügümmy hair | tügüŋyour hair | tügühis hair | tügübüzour hair | tügügüzyou all's hair | tükleritheir hairs |
| Genitive | tüknüthe hair's | tügümümy hair's | tügüŋüyour hair's | tügünühis hair's | tügübüznüour hair's | tügügüznüyou all's hair's | tüklerinitheir hairs' |
| Accusative | tüknüthe hair (as the object) | tügümümy hair (as the object) | tügüŋüyour hair (as the object) | tügünhis hair (as the object) | tügübüznüour hair (as the object) | tügügüznüyou all's hair (as the object) | tüklerintheir hairs (as the object) |
| Dative | tükgeto the hair | tügümeto my hair | tügüŋeto your hair | tügüneto his hair | tügübüzgeto our hair | tügügüzgeto you all's hair | tüklerineto their hairs |
| Locative | tükdein / at the hair | tügümdein / at my hair | tügüŋdein / at your hair | tügündein / at his hair | tügübüzdein / at our hair | tügügüzdein / at you all's hair | tüklerindein / at their hairs |
| Ablative | tükdenfrom the hair | tügümdenfrom my hair | tügüŋdenfrom your hair | tügündenfrom his hair | tügübüzdenfrom our hair | tügügüzdenfrom you all's hair | tüklerindenfrom their hairs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tüklethe hairs | tüklerimmy hairs | tükleriŋyour hairs | tüklerihis hairs | tükleribizour hairs | tüklerigizyou all's hairs | tükleritheir hairs |
| Genitive | tüklenithe hairs' | tüklerimimy hairs' | tükleriŋiyour hairs' | tüklerinihis hairs' | tükleribizniour hairs' | tüklerigizniyou all's hairs' | tüklerinitheir hairs' |
| Accusative | tüklenithe hairs (as the object) | tüklerimimy hairs (as the object) | tükleriŋiyour hairs (as the object) | tüklerinhis hairs (as the object) | tükleribizniour hairs (as the object) | tüklerigizniyou all's hairs (as the object) | tüklerintheir hairs (as the object) |
| Dative | tüklegeto the hairs | tüklerimeto my hairs | tükleriŋeto your hairs | tüklerineto his hairs | tükleribizgeto our hairs | tüklerigizgeto you all's hairs | tüklerineto their hairs |
| Locative | tükledein / at the hairs | tüklerimdein / at my hairs | tükleriŋdein / at your hairs | tüklerindein / at his hairs | tükleribizdein / at our hairs | tüklerigizdein / at you all's hairs | tüklerindein / at their hairs |
| Ablative | tükledenfrom the hairs | tüklerimdenfrom my hairs | tükleriŋdenfrom your hairs | tüklerindenfrom his hairs | tükleribizdenfrom our hairs | tüklerigizdenfrom you all's hairs | tüklerindenfrom their hairs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tükleri can mean "his / her hairs", "their hair", or "their hairs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.