tekeköz
/tekekøz/
1. sly, scheming one source
- bu adam tekeközdü — this person is sly
- ol tekeköz edi — he was sly
- tekeköz adamğa ışanma — do not trust a sly person
2. shameless one source
- sen bek tekeközse — you are very shameless
- ala tekeköz edile — they were shameless
- tekeköz bolma — do not be shameless
3. goat-eyed, blue-eyed; having pale, glassy blue eyes one source
- tekeköz qız — a blue-eyed girl
- tekeköz jaş — a blue-eyed boy
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tekeközmeI am sly | tekeközseyou are sly | tekeközdühe is sly | tekeközbüzwe are sly | tekeközsüzyou all are sly | tekeközdülethey are sly |
| comparative — more | tekeközürekmeI am slyer | tekeközürekseyou are slyer | tekeközürekdihe is slyer | tekeközürekbizwe are slyer | tekeközüreksizyou all are slyer | tekeközürekdilethey are slyer |
| intensifier — very | bek tekeközmeI am very sly | bek tekeközseyou are very sly | bek tekeközdühe is very sly | bek tekeközbüzwe are very sly | bek tekeközsüzyou all are very sly | bek tekeközdülethey are very sly |
| superlative — most | em tekeközmeI am the slyest | em tekeközseyou are the slyest | em tekeközdühe is the slyest | em tekeközbüzwe are the slyest | em tekeközsüzyou all are the slyest | em tekeközdülethey are the slyest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tekeközdü — "compared to me, he is sly."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tekeközdümine is sly | seniki tekeközdüyours is sly | anıqı tekeközdühis is sly | bizniki tekeközdüours is sly | sizniki tekeközdüyours (pl.) is sly | alanıqı tekeközdütheirs is sly |
| comparative — more | meniki tekeközürekdimine is slyer | seniki tekeközürekdiyours is slyer | anıqı tekeközürekdihis is slyer | bizniki tekeközürekdiours is slyer | sizniki tekeközürekdiyours (pl.) is slyer | alanıqı tekeközürekditheirs is slyer |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tekeközdümine is very sly | seniki bek tekeközdüyours is very sly | anıqı bek tekeközdühis is very sly | bizniki bek tekeközdüours is very sly | sizniki bek tekeközdüyours (pl.) is very sly | alanıqı bek tekeközdütheirs is very sly |
| superlative — most | meniki em tekeközdümine is the slyest | seniki em tekeközdüyours is the slyest | anıqı em tekeközdühis is the slyest | bizniki em tekeközdüours is the slyest | sizniki em tekeközdüyours (pl.) is the slyest | alanıqı em tekeközdütheirs is the slyest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tekeközdülemine are sly | senikile tekeközdüleyours are sly | anıqıla tekeközdülehis are sly | biznikile tekeközdüleours are sly | siznikile tekeközdüleyours (pl.) are sly | alanıqıla tekeközdületheirs are sly |
| comparative — more | menikile tekeközürekdilemine are slyer | senikile tekeközürekdileyours are slyer | anıqıla tekeközürekdilehis are slyer | biznikile tekeközürekdileours are slyer | siznikile tekeközürekdileyours (pl.) are slyer | alanıqıla tekeközürekdiletheirs are slyer |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tekeközdülemine are very sly | senikile bek tekeközdüleyours are very sly | anıqıla bek tekeközdülehis are very sly | biznikile bek tekeközdüleours are very sly | siznikile bek tekeközdüleyours (pl.) are very sly | alanıqıla bek tekeközdületheirs are very sly |
| superlative — most | menikile em tekeközdülemine are the slyest | senikile em tekeközdüleyours are the slyest | anıqıla em tekeközdülehis are the slyest | biznikile em tekeközdüleours are the slyest | siznikile em tekeközdüleyours (pl.) are the slyest | alanıqıla em tekeközdületheirs are the slyest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tekeközdü, bıla tekeközdüle. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".