tersaqıl

/tersaqɯl/ · plural tersaqılla

1. (adj.) self-willed, stubborn, contrary, refusing to be reasoned with; capricious — Commonly used in tersaqıl adam 'a stubborn person'.

tersaqıl adam — a self-willed person
tersaqıl bolma — don't be stubborn
tersaqıl qılıq — a contrary temper
alay tersaqıl bolur ediŋ — you used to be so stubborn
tersaqıl adam tersinden tutar — a stubborn person grabs it by the wrong end

2. (n.) self-willed person, stubborn person, petty tyrant

tersaqılnı sözü — the words of a stubborn person
tersaqılla bla dawlaşma — don't argue with stubborn people
tersaqıl tersinden tutar — a self-willed person grabs it by the wrong end

Sources

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Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · all meanings
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meaning 1
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · all meanings
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · all meanings

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As an adjective

Saying it about someone

Saying it about someone — tersaqıl
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	tersaqılmaI am self-willed	tersaqılsayou are self-willed	tersaqıldıhe is self-willed	tersaqılbızwe are self-willed	tersaqılsızyou all are self-willed	tersaqıldılathey are self-willed

To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tersaqıldı — "compared to me, he is self-willed."

As a noun

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of tersaqıl, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tersaqılthe self-willed person	tersaqılımmy self-willed person	tersaqılıŋyour self-willed person	tersaqılıhis self-willed person	tersaqılıbızour self-willed person	tersaqılığızyou all's self-willed person	tersaqıllarıtheir self-willed people
Genitive	tersaqılnıthe self-willed person's	tersaqılımımy self-willed person's	tersaqılıŋıyour self-willed person's	tersaqılınıhis self-willed person's	tersaqılıbıznıour self-willed person's	tersaqılığıznıyou all's self-willed person's	tersaqıllarınıtheir self-willed people's
Accusative	tersaqılnıthe self-willed person (as the object)	tersaqılımımy self-willed person (as the object)	tersaqılıŋıyour self-willed person (as the object)	tersaqılınhis self-willed person (as the object)	tersaqılıbıznıour self-willed person (as the object)	tersaqılığıznıyou all's self-willed person (as the object)	tersaqıllarıntheir self-willed people (as the object)
Dative	tersaqılğato the self-willed person	tersaqılımato my self-willed person	tersaqılıŋato your self-willed person	tersaqılınato his self-willed person	tersaqılıbızğato our self-willed person	tersaqılığızğato you all's self-willed person	tersaqıllarınato their self-willed people
Locative	tersaqıldain / at the self-willed person	tersaqılımdain / at my self-willed person	tersaqılıŋdain / at your self-willed person	tersaqılındain / at his self-willed person	tersaqılıbızdain / at our self-willed person	tersaqılığızdain / at you all's self-willed person	tersaqıllarındain / at their self-willed people
Ablative	tersaqıldanfrom the self-willed person	tersaqılımdanfrom my self-willed person	tersaqılıŋdanfrom your self-willed person	tersaqılındanfrom his self-willed person	tersaqılıbızdanfrom our self-willed person	tersaqılığızdanfrom you all's self-willed person	tersaqıllarındanfrom their self-willed people

Plural

Plural — cases of tersaqıl, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tersaqıllathe self-willed people	tersaqıllarımmy self-willed people	tersaqıllarıŋyour self-willed people	tersaqıllarıhis self-willed people	tersaqıllarıbızour self-willed people	tersaqıllarığızyou all's self-willed people	tersaqıllarıtheir self-willed people
Genitive	tersaqıllanıthe self-willed people's	tersaqıllarımımy self-willed people's	tersaqıllarıŋıyour self-willed people's	tersaqıllarınıhis self-willed people's	tersaqıllarıbıznıour self-willed people's	tersaqıllarığıznıyou all's self-willed people's	tersaqıllarınıtheir self-willed people's
Accusative	tersaqıllanıthe self-willed people (as the object)	tersaqıllarımımy self-willed people (as the object)	tersaqıllarıŋıyour self-willed people (as the object)	tersaqıllarınhis self-willed people (as the object)	tersaqıllarıbıznıour self-willed people (as the object)	tersaqıllarığıznıyou all's self-willed people (as the object)	tersaqıllarıntheir self-willed people (as the object)
Dative	tersaqıllağato the self-willed people	tersaqıllarımato my self-willed people	tersaqıllarıŋato your self-willed people	tersaqıllarınato his self-willed people	tersaqıllarıbızğato our self-willed people	tersaqıllarığızğato you all's self-willed people	tersaqıllarınato their self-willed people
Locative	tersaqılladain / at the self-willed people	tersaqıllarımdain / at my self-willed people	tersaqıllarıŋdain / at your self-willed people	tersaqıllarındain / at his self-willed people	tersaqıllarıbızdain / at our self-willed people	tersaqıllarığızdain / at you all's self-willed people	tersaqıllarındain / at their self-willed people
Ablative	tersaqılladanfrom the self-willed people	tersaqıllarımdanfrom my self-willed people	tersaqıllarıŋdanfrom your self-willed people	tersaqıllarındanfrom his self-willed people	tersaqıllarıbızdanfrom our self-willed people	tersaqıllarığızdanfrom you all's self-willed people	tersaqıllarındanfrom their self-willed people

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tersaqılları can mean "his / her self-willed people", "their self-willed person", or "their self-willed people" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to tersaqıl — the self-willed person's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	tersaqılnıqıthe self-willed person's one	tersaqılnıqılathe self-willed person's ones	tersaqıllanıqıthe self-willed people's one	tersaqıllanıqılathe self-willed people's ones
Genitive	tersaqılnıqınıof the self-willed person's one	tersaqılnıqılanıof the self-willed person's ones	tersaqıllanıqınıof the self-willed people's one	tersaqıllanıqılanıof the self-willed people's ones
Accusative	tersaqılnıqınthe self-willed person's one (as the object)	tersaqılnıqılanıthe self-willed person's ones (as the object)	tersaqıllanıqınthe self-willed people's one (as the object)	tersaqıllanıqılanıthe self-willed people's ones (as the object)
Dative	tersaqılnıqınato the self-willed person's one	tersaqılnıqılağato the self-willed person's ones	tersaqıllanıqınato the self-willed people's one	tersaqıllanıqılağato the self-willed people's ones
Locative	tersaqılnıqındain / at the self-willed person's one	tersaqılnıqıladain / at the self-willed person's ones	tersaqıllanıqındain / at the self-willed people's one	tersaqıllanıqıladain / at the self-willed people's ones
Ablative	tersaqılnıqındanfrom the self-willed person's one	tersaqılnıqıladanfrom the self-willed person's ones	tersaqıllanıqındanfrom the self-willed people's one	tersaqıllanıqıladanfrom the self-willed people's ones

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