tawuq
/tawuq/ · plural tawuqla
1. hen, chicken — Before another noun it means chicken or poultry, as in chicken meat.
- meni tawuğum bardı — I have a hen
- çubar tawuq — a speckled hen
- balalı tawuq — a hen with her brood
- qozlağan tawuq — a laying hen
- gurt tawuq — a brooding hen
- tawuq gakkı — a hen's egg
- tawuq et — chicken meat
- tawuq orun — a hen house
- tawuq ferma — a poultry farm
- tawuqnu azığı ayaq tübde — the hen's food is under her feet
2. fowl, bird (in compound bird names) — Forms the second part of many compound bird names, as in ağaç tawuq woodpecker, jaz tawuq partridge and qrım tawuq turkey.
- qrım tawuq — a turkey
- jaz tawuq — a partridge
- ağaç tawuq — a woodpecker
- altın tawuq — a peacock
Expressions
- burun tawuq qıçırırğa — be near dawn
- gurt tawuq kibik — bristling with anger
- jünŋe tüşgen tawuqça — disheveled, unkempt; flustered, at a loss
- kunduş aşağan tawuq kibik — dazed and foolish
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tawuqthe hen | tawuğummy hen | tawuğuŋyour hen | tawuğuhis hen | tawuğubuzour hen | tawuğuğuzyou all's hen | tawuqlarıtheir hens |
| Genitive | tawuqnuthe hen's | tawuğumumy hen's | tawuğuŋuyour hen's | tawuğunuhis hen's | tawuğubuznuour hen's | tawuğuğuznuyou all's hen's | tawuqlarınıtheir hens' |
| Accusative | tawuqnuthe hen (as the object) | tawuğumumy hen (as the object) | tawuğuŋuyour hen (as the object) | tawuğunhis hen (as the object) | tawuğubuznuour hen (as the object) | tawuğuğuznuyou all's hen (as the object) | tawuqlarıntheir hens (as the object) |
| Dative | tawuqğato the hen | tawuğumato my hen | tawuğuŋato your hen | tawuğunato his hen | tawuğubuzğato our hen | tawuğuğuzğato you all's hen | tawuqlarınato their hens |
| Locative | tawuqdain / at the hen | tawuğumdain / at my hen | tawuğuŋdain / at your hen | tawuğundain / at his hen | tawuğubuzdain / at our hen | tawuğuğuzdain / at you all's hen | tawuqlarındain / at their hens |
| Ablative | tawuqdanfrom the hen | tawuğumdanfrom my hen | tawuğuŋdanfrom your hen | tawuğundanfrom his hen | tawuğubuzdanfrom our hen | tawuğuğuzdanfrom you all's hen | tawuqlarındanfrom their hens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tawuqlathe hens | tawuqlarımmy hens | tawuqlarıŋyour hens | tawuqlarıhis hens | tawuqlarıbızour hens | tawuqlarığızyou all's hens | tawuqlarıtheir hens |
| Genitive | tawuqlanıthe hens' | tawuqlarımımy hens' | tawuqlarıŋıyour hens' | tawuqlarınıhis hens' | tawuqlarıbıznıour hens' | tawuqlarığıznıyou all's hens' | tawuqlarınıtheir hens' |
| Accusative | tawuqlanıthe hens (as the object) | tawuqlarımımy hens (as the object) | tawuqlarıŋıyour hens (as the object) | tawuqlarınhis hens (as the object) | tawuqlarıbıznıour hens (as the object) | tawuqlarığıznıyou all's hens (as the object) | tawuqlarıntheir hens (as the object) |
| Dative | tawuqlağato the hens | tawuqlarımato my hens | tawuqlarıŋato your hens | tawuqlarınato his hens | tawuqlarıbızğato our hens | tawuqlarığızğato you all's hens | tawuqlarınato their hens |
| Locative | tawuqladain / at the hens | tawuqlarımdain / at my hens | tawuqlarıŋdain / at your hens | tawuqlarındain / at his hens | tawuqlarıbızdain / at our hens | tawuqlarığızdain / at you all's hens | tawuqlarındain / at their hens |
| Ablative | tawuqladanfrom the hens | tawuqlarımdanfrom my hens | tawuqlarıŋdanfrom your hens | tawuqlarındanfrom his hens | tawuqlarıbızdanfrom our hens | tawuqlarığızdanfrom you all's hens | tawuqlarındanfrom their hens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tawuqları can mean "his / her hens", "their hen", or "their hens" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tawuqnuquthe hen's one | tawuqnuqulathe hen's ones | tawuqlanıqıthe hens' one | tawuqlanıqılathe hens' ones |
| Genitive | tawuqnuqunuof the hen's one | tawuqnuqulanıof the hen's ones | tawuqlanıqınıof the hens' one | tawuqlanıqılanıof the hens' ones |
| Accusative | tawuqnuqunthe hen's one (as the object) | tawuqnuqulanıthe hen's ones (as the object) | tawuqlanıqınthe hens' one (as the object) | tawuqlanıqılanıthe hens' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tawuqnuqunato the hen's one | tawuqnuqulağato the hen's ones | tawuqlanıqınato the hens' one | tawuqlanıqılağato the hens' ones |
| Locative | tawuqnuqundain / at the hen's one | tawuqnuquladain / at the hen's ones | tawuqlanıqındain / at the hens' one | tawuqlanıqıladain / at the hens' ones |
| Ablative | tawuqnuqundanfrom the hen's one | tawuqnuquladanfrom the hen's ones | tawuqlanıqındanfrom the hens' one | tawuqlanıqıladanfrom the hens' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.