taraqçı
/taraqtʃɯ/ · plural taraqçıla
1. daughter — A folk euphemism for a daughter, literally 'carder girl', used in blessings to a bride that she bear a taraqçı first and then a tayaqçı, a shepherd boy.
- alğı burun taraqçı tabsın — may she bear a daughter first
- al taphanı taraqçı bolsun — may her first-born be a daughter
- taraqçı tabhandı — she has borne a daughter
- ekisi da taraqçımıdıla — are both of them daughters
2. wool carder, one who cards wool
- elni taraqçıları — the village's wool carders
- taraqçı qatın — a woman who cards wool
- jün taraqçı — a wool carder
- taraqçı taraq tutsun — let the carder hold a carding comb
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taraqçıthe daughter | taraqçımmy daughter | taraqçıŋyour daughter | taraqçısıhis daughter | taraqçıbızour daughter | taraqçığızyou all's daughter | taraqçılarıtheir daughters |
| Genitive | taraqçınıthe daughter's | taraqçımımy daughter's | taraqçıŋıyour daughter's | taraqçısınıhis daughter's | taraqçıbıznıour daughter's | taraqçığıznıyou all's daughter's | taraqçılarınıtheir daughters' |
| Accusative | taraqçınıthe daughter (as the object) | taraqçımımy daughter (as the object) | taraqçıŋıyour daughter (as the object) | taraqçısınhis daughter (as the object) | taraqçıbıznıour daughter (as the object) | taraqçığıznıyou all's daughter (as the object) | taraqçılarıntheir daughters (as the object) |
| Dative | taraqçığato the daughter | taraqçımato my daughter | taraqçıŋato your daughter | taraqçısınato his daughter | taraqçıbızğato our daughter | taraqçığızğato you all's daughter | taraqçılarınato their daughters |
| Locative | taraqçıdain / at the daughter | taraqçımdain / at my daughter | taraqçıŋdain / at your daughter | taraqçısındain / at his daughter | taraqçıbızdain / at our daughter | taraqçığızdain / at you all's daughter | taraqçılarındain / at their daughters |
| Ablative | taraqçıdanfrom the daughter | taraqçımdanfrom my daughter | taraqçıŋdanfrom your daughter | taraqçısındanfrom his daughter | taraqçıbızdanfrom our daughter | taraqçığızdanfrom you all's daughter | taraqçılarındanfrom their daughters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taraqçılathe daughters | taraqçılarımmy daughters | taraqçılarıŋyour daughters | taraqçılarıhis daughters | taraqçılarıbızour daughters | taraqçılarığızyou all's daughters | taraqçılarıtheir daughters |
| Genitive | taraqçılanıthe daughters' | taraqçılarımımy daughters' | taraqçılarıŋıyour daughters' | taraqçılarınıhis daughters' | taraqçılarıbıznıour daughters' | taraqçılarığıznıyou all's daughters' | taraqçılarınıtheir daughters' |
| Accusative | taraqçılanıthe daughters (as the object) | taraqçılarımımy daughters (as the object) | taraqçılarıŋıyour daughters (as the object) | taraqçılarınhis daughters (as the object) | taraqçılarıbıznıour daughters (as the object) | taraqçılarığıznıyou all's daughters (as the object) | taraqçılarıntheir daughters (as the object) |
| Dative | taraqçılağato the daughters | taraqçılarımato my daughters | taraqçılarıŋato your daughters | taraqçılarınato his daughters | taraqçılarıbızğato our daughters | taraqçılarığızğato you all's daughters | taraqçılarınato their daughters |
| Locative | taraqçıladain / at the daughters | taraqçılarımdain / at my daughters | taraqçılarıŋdain / at your daughters | taraqçılarındain / at his daughters | taraqçılarıbızdain / at our daughters | taraqçılarığızdain / at you all's daughters | taraqçılarındain / at their daughters |
| Ablative | taraqçıladanfrom the daughters | taraqçılarımdanfrom my daughters | taraqçılarıŋdanfrom your daughters | taraqçılarındanfrom his daughters | taraqçılarıbızdanfrom our daughters | taraqçılarığızdanfrom you all's daughters | taraqçılarındanfrom their daughters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: taraqçıları can mean "his / her daughters", "their daughter", or "their daughters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taraqçınıqıthe daughter's one | taraqçınıqılathe daughter's ones | taraqçılanıqıthe daughters' one | taraqçılanıqılathe daughters' ones |
| Genitive | taraqçınıqınıof the daughter's one | taraqçınıqılanıof the daughter's ones | taraqçılanıqınıof the daughters' one | taraqçılanıqılanıof the daughters' ones |
| Accusative | taraqçınıqınthe daughter's one (as the object) | taraqçınıqılanıthe daughter's ones (as the object) | taraqçılanıqınthe daughters' one (as the object) | taraqçılanıqılanıthe daughters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | taraqçınıqınato the daughter's one | taraqçınıqılağato the daughter's ones | taraqçılanıqınato the daughters' one | taraqçılanıqılağato the daughters' ones |
| Locative | taraqçınıqındain / at the daughter's one | taraqçınıqıladain / at the daughter's ones | taraqçılanıqındain / at the daughters' one | taraqçılanıqıladain / at the daughters' ones |
| Ablative | taraqçınıqındanfrom the daughter's one | taraqçınıqıladanfrom the daughter's ones | taraqçılanıqındanfrom the daughters' one | taraqçılanıqıladanfrom the daughters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.