tayaq
/tajaq/ · plural tayaqla
1. stick, staff, walking stick, cane, rod, club, shepherd's crook — guloç tayaq is a walking stick with a knob; temir tayaq is a crowbar.
- qart ata tayağına tayanıb jürüydü — the old grandfather walks leaning on his staff
- qoyçu tayağın qolunda tutar — the shepherd holds his crook in his hand
- çum tayaq — a cornel-wood stick
- guloç tayaq — a walking stick with a knob
- temir tayaq — a crowbar
- ururğa tayağın költürdü — he raised his stick to strike
- tayaqsız tawğa çıqma — do not climb the mountain without a walking stick
- qoyçunu tayağı uzundu — the shepherd's crook is long
- qoyçu tayağın költürdü — the shepherd raised his crook
- qoyçu tayaqsız jürümez — a shepherd will not walk without a staff
2. beating, blows, corporal punishment
- senŋe tayaq kerekdi — you need a beating
- anŋa tayaq tiydi — he got a beating
- tayaq költürürge — to endure beatings
- tayaq tiyirirge — to give a beating
- tayaq tiygen — beaten
- anı üsüne köb tayaq tüşdü — many blows fell upon him
- uruwçu aŋa tayaq urdu — the assailant dealt him a blow
- tayaq bla qorqutma anı — do not threaten him with a beating
3. oppression, tyranny, the yoke
- patçahlıqnı tayağını tübünde — under the yoke of tsarism
- tayaq tübünde turdu — lived under the yoke
- tayaqdan qutulurğa — to be delivered from oppression
- alanı tayaqları awurdu — their tyranny is heavy
- tayaq tübünden — under duress (lit. from under the stick)
4. ray, beam, sunbeam
- kün tayaqla — sunbeams
- kün tayağı — a ray of the sun
- künnü altın tayaqları — the sun's golden rays
Expressions
- başına tayaq bolub tierge — get one's comeuppance
- başında tayaq oynatırğa — tyrannize someone
- boyununa tayaq jetdirirge — beat someone
- eki – ayağım, bir – tayağım — free of ties
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tayaqthe stick | tayağımmy stick | tayağıŋyour stick | tayağıhis stick | tayağıbızour stick | tayağığızyou all's stick | tayaqlarıtheir sticks |
| Genitive | tayaqnıthe stick's | tayağımımy stick's | tayağıŋıyour stick's | tayağınıhis stick's | tayağıbıznıour stick's | tayağığıznıyou all's stick's | tayaqlarınıtheir sticks' |
| Accusative | tayaqnıthe stick (as the object) | tayağımımy stick (as the object) | tayağıŋıyour stick (as the object) | tayağınhis stick (as the object) | tayağıbıznıour stick (as the object) | tayağığıznıyou all's stick (as the object) | tayaqlarıntheir sticks (as the object) |
| Dative | tayaqğato the stick | tayağımato my stick | tayağıŋato your stick | tayağınato his stick | tayağıbızğato our stick | tayağığızğato you all's stick | tayaqlarınato their sticks |
| Locative | tayaqdain / at the stick | tayağımdain / at my stick | tayağıŋdain / at your stick | tayağındain / at his stick | tayağıbızdain / at our stick | tayağığızdain / at you all's stick | tayaqlarındain / at their sticks |
| Ablative | tayaqdanfrom the stick | tayağımdanfrom my stick | tayağıŋdanfrom your stick | tayağındanfrom his stick | tayağıbızdanfrom our stick | tayağığızdanfrom you all's stick | tayaqlarındanfrom their sticks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tayaqlathe sticks | tayaqlarımmy sticks | tayaqlarıŋyour sticks | tayaqlarıhis sticks | tayaqlarıbızour sticks | tayaqlarığızyou all's sticks | tayaqlarıtheir sticks |
| Genitive | tayaqlanıthe sticks' | tayaqlarımımy sticks' | tayaqlarıŋıyour sticks' | tayaqlarınıhis sticks' | tayaqlarıbıznıour sticks' | tayaqlarığıznıyou all's sticks' | tayaqlarınıtheir sticks' |
| Accusative | tayaqlanıthe sticks (as the object) | tayaqlarımımy sticks (as the object) | tayaqlarıŋıyour sticks (as the object) | tayaqlarınhis sticks (as the object) | tayaqlarıbıznıour sticks (as the object) | tayaqlarığıznıyou all's sticks (as the object) | tayaqlarıntheir sticks (as the object) |
| Dative | tayaqlağato the sticks | tayaqlarımato my sticks | tayaqlarıŋato your sticks | tayaqlarınato his sticks | tayaqlarıbızğato our sticks | tayaqlarığızğato you all's sticks | tayaqlarınato their sticks |
| Locative | tayaqladain / at the sticks | tayaqlarımdain / at my sticks | tayaqlarıŋdain / at your sticks | tayaqlarındain / at his sticks | tayaqlarıbızdain / at our sticks | tayaqlarığızdain / at you all's sticks | tayaqlarındain / at their sticks |
| Ablative | tayaqladanfrom the sticks | tayaqlarımdanfrom my sticks | tayaqlarıŋdanfrom your sticks | tayaqlarındanfrom his sticks | tayaqlarıbızdanfrom our sticks | tayaqlarığızdanfrom you all's sticks | tayaqlarındanfrom their sticks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tayaqları can mean "his / her sticks", "their stick", or "their sticks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.