tayançaq
/tajantʃaq/
1. support, prop, stay; something to lean on, such as a crutch
- bu tayançaq bekdi — this prop is firm
- tayançaqlarına tayana baradı — walks leaning on his crutches
- tayançaqğa tayanıb turdu — stood leaning on the support
- eşikge tayançaq saldıq — we put a prop against the door
2. backrest, bolster, handrail, railing, balustrade: the part of a piece of furniture or a structure that one leans on — Also used before a noun: tayançaq şindik is a chair with a back or an armchair.
- şindikni tayançağı — the back of the chair
- divannı tayançağı — the bolster of the sofa
- köpürnü tayançağı — the railing of the bridge
- bashıç bla tayançaqladan tuta örle — climb the stairs holding onto the handrails
- tayançaq şindik — a chair with a back; an armchair
3. support, backing, mainstay, bulwark; a person or thing one relies on
- sen bizni tayançağıbızsa — you are our support
- bir biriŋe tayançaq bolub turuğuz — be a support to one another
- atası ölgeninde tayançağı qalmadı — when his father died, he had no support left
- igi söz öksüzge tayançaq — a kind word is a support to an orphan