tatıw

/tatɯw/

1. (n.) taste, flavor, savor

açı tatıw — a bitter taste
tatlı tatıw — a sweet taste
aman tatıw — a bad taste
aşnı tatıwu — the taste of the food
limonnu tatıwu mıstıdı — the lemon's taste is sour
tatıwu bolmağan — having no taste, insipid
suwuğan aşda tatıw joq — there is no taste in cold food
tatıw ayırğan organla — the organs of taste
ötmekni tatıwu — the taste of bread

2. (n.) tasting, sampling, trying the taste of something

tatıwun körüw — a tasting, trying its taste
aşdan tatıw — a tasting of the food
kögetleden tatıw — a tasting of the fruits

3. (n.) sweetness, the good of something (fig.)

jaşawnu tatıwu — the sweetness of life
duniyadan tatıw tathanında — when he tasted the sweetness of the world
arabızda tatıw qalmağandı — nothing good is left between us
tatıwuna qızarğa — to get a taste for it
jaşawnu tatıwun da billik tüldü — he will not know the sweetness of life either

4. (n.) essence, substance, meaning of something (fig.)

işni tatıwu — the essence of the matter
söznü tatıwun aŋılarğa — to grasp the essence of what was said
işni tatıwu başhadı — the essence of the matter is different

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Tastes & textures

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 · meanings 1, 2, 4
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 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1, 3
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1–3
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 1

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Cases and owners

Singular — cases of tatıw, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tatıwthe taste	tatıwummy taste	tatıwuŋyour taste	tatıwuhis taste	tatıwubuzour taste	tatıwuğuzyou all's taste	tatıwlarıtheir tastes
Genitive	tatıwnuthe taste's	tatıwumumy taste's	tatıwuŋuyour taste's	tatıwunuhis taste's	tatıwubuznuour taste's	tatıwuğuznuyou all's taste's	tatıwlarınıtheir tastes'
Accusative	tatıwnuthe taste (as the object)	tatıwumumy taste (as the object)	tatıwuŋuyour taste (as the object)	tatıwunhis taste (as the object)	tatıwubuznuour taste (as the object)	tatıwuğuznuyou all's taste (as the object)	tatıwlarıntheir tastes (as the object)
Dative	tatıwğato the taste	tatıwumato my taste	tatıwuŋato your taste	tatıwunato his taste	tatıwubuzğato our taste	tatıwuğuzğato you all's taste	tatıwlarınato their tastes
Locative	tatıwdain / at the taste	tatıwumdain / at my taste	tatıwuŋdain / at your taste	tatıwundain / at his taste	tatıwubuzdain / at our taste	tatıwuğuzdain / at you all's taste	tatıwlarındain / at their tastes
Ablative	tatıwdanfrom the taste	tatıwumdanfrom my taste	tatıwuŋdanfrom your taste	tatıwundanfrom his taste	tatıwubuzdanfrom our taste	tatıwuğuzdanfrom you all's taste	tatıwlarındanfrom their tastes

There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.

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