tomalaq

/tomalaq/

(adj.) round — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay and compares it with tögerek. one source

tomalaq taş — round stone
tomalaq bet — round face
bu alma tomalaq — this apple is round
tomalaq tegene aldım — I took a round bowl

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — tomalaq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	tomalaqmaI am round	tomalaqsayou are round	tomalaqdıhe is round	tomalaqbızwe are round	tomalaqsızyou all are round	tomalaqdılathey are round
comparative — more	tomalağıraqmaI am rounder	tomalağıraqsayou are rounder	tomalağıraqdıhe is rounder	tomalağıraqbızwe are rounder	tomalağıraqsızyou all are rounder	tomalağıraqdılathey are rounder
intensifier — very	bek tomalaqmaI am very round	bek tomalaqsayou are very round	bek tomalaqdıhe is very round	bek tomalaqbızwe are very round	bek tomalaqsızyou all are very round	bek tomalaqdılathey are very round
superlative — most	em tomalaqmaI am the roundest	em tomalaqsayou are the roundest	em tomalaqdıhe is the roundest	em tomalaqbızwe are the roundest	em tomalaqsızyou all are the roundest	em tomalaqdılathey are the roundest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — tomalaq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki tomalaqdımine is round	seniki tomalaqdıyours is round	anıqı tomalaqdıhis is round	bizniki tomalaqdıours is round	sizniki tomalaqdıyours (pl.) is round	alanıqı tomalaqdıtheirs is round
comparative — more	meniki tomalağıraqdımine is rounder	seniki tomalağıraqdıyours is rounder	anıqı tomalağıraqdıhis is rounder	bizniki tomalağıraqdıours is rounder	sizniki tomalağıraqdıyours (pl.) is rounder	alanıqı tomalağıraqdıtheirs is rounder
intensifier — very	meniki bek tomalaqdımine is very round	seniki bek tomalaqdıyours is very round	anıqı bek tomalaqdıhis is very round	bizniki bek tomalaqdıours is very round	sizniki bek tomalaqdıyours (pl.) is very round	alanıqı bek tomalaqdıtheirs is very round
superlative — most	meniki em tomalaqdımine is the roundest	seniki em tomalaqdıyours is the roundest	anıqı em tomalaqdıhis is the roundest	bizniki em tomalaqdıours is the roundest	sizniki em tomalaqdıyours (pl.) is the roundest	alanıqı em tomalaqdıtheirs is the roundest

Several things

Several things — tomalaq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile tomalaqdılamine are round	senikile tomalaqdılayours are round	anıqıla tomalaqdılahis are round	biznikile tomalaqdılaours are round	siznikile tomalaqdılayours (pl.) are round	alanıqıla tomalaqdılatheirs are round
comparative — more	menikile tomalağıraqdılamine are rounder	senikile tomalağıraqdılayours are rounder	anıqıla tomalağıraqdılahis are rounder	biznikile tomalağıraqdılaours are rounder	siznikile tomalağıraqdılayours (pl.) are rounder	alanıqıla tomalağıraqdılatheirs are rounder
intensifier — very	menikile bek tomalaqdılamine are very round	senikile bek tomalaqdılayours are very round	anıqıla bek tomalaqdılahis are very round	biznikile bek tomalaqdılaours are very round	siznikile bek tomalaqdılayours (pl.) are very round	alanıqıla bek tomalaqdılatheirs are very round
superlative — most	menikile em tomalaqdılamine are the roundest	senikile em tomalaqdılayours are the roundest	anıqıla em tomalaqdılahis are the roundest	biznikile em tomalaqdılaours are the roundest	siznikile em tomalaqdılayours (pl.) are the roundest	alanıqıla em tomalaqdılatheirs are the roundest

Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tomalaqdı, bıla tomalaqdıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".