tompur
/tompur/
1. plump, stout, chubby, well-fed, large — Common with nouns for people and faces: tompur sabiy "a chubby child", tompur betli "round-faced".
- tompur sabiy — a plump child
- tompur betli — full-faced
- tompur adam — a stout person
2. clumsy, ungainly, heavy in movement
- seniça tompur qalay çıqsın — how could someone as clumsy as you climb up
- tompur atlam — a clumsy step
- bek tompur qılıq — a very ungainly manner
- tompur qollu — clumsy-handed
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | tompurmaI am plump | tompursayou are plump | tompurduhe is plump | tompurbuzwe are plump | tompursuzyou all are plump | tompurdulathey are plump |
| comparative — more | tompururaqmaI am plumper | tompururaqsayou are plumper | tompururaqdıhe is plumper | tompururaqbızwe are plumper | tompururaqsızyou all are plumper | tompururaqdılathey are plumper |
| intensifier — very | bek tompurmaI am very plump | bek tompursayou are very plump | bek tompurduhe is very plump | bek tompurbuzwe are very plump | bek tompursuzyou all are very plump | bek tompurdulathey are very plump |
| superlative — most | em tompurmaI am the plumpest | em tompursayou are the plumpest | em tompurduhe is the plumpest | em tompurbuzwe are the plumpest | em tompursuzyou all are the plumpest | em tompurdulathey are the plumpest |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden tompurdu — "compared to me, he is plump."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki tompurdumine is plump | seniki tompurduyours is plump | anıqı tompurduhis is plump | bizniki tompurduours is plump | sizniki tompurduyours (pl.) is plump | alanıqı tompurdutheirs is plump |
| comparative — more | meniki tompururaqdımine is plumper | seniki tompururaqdıyours is plumper | anıqı tompururaqdıhis is plumper | bizniki tompururaqdıours is plumper | sizniki tompururaqdıyours (pl.) is plumper | alanıqı tompururaqdıtheirs is plumper |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek tompurdumine is very plump | seniki bek tompurduyours is very plump | anıqı bek tompurduhis is very plump | bizniki bek tompurduours is very plump | sizniki bek tompurduyours (pl.) is very plump | alanıqı bek tompurdutheirs is very plump |
| superlative — most | meniki em tompurdumine is the plumpest | seniki em tompurduyours is the plumpest | anıqı em tompurduhis is the plumpest | bizniki em tompurduours is the plumpest | sizniki em tompurduyours (pl.) is the plumpest | alanıqı em tompurdutheirs is the plumpest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile tompurdulamine are plump | senikile tompurdulayours are plump | anıqıla tompurdulahis are plump | biznikile tompurdulaours are plump | siznikile tompurdulayours (pl.) are plump | alanıqıla tompurdulatheirs are plump |
| comparative — more | menikile tompururaqdılamine are plumper | senikile tompururaqdılayours are plumper | anıqıla tompururaqdılahis are plumper | biznikile tompururaqdılaours are plumper | siznikile tompururaqdılayours (pl.) are plumper | alanıqıla tompururaqdılatheirs are plumper |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek tompurdulamine are very plump | senikile bek tompurdulayours are very plump | anıqıla bek tompurdulahis are very plump | biznikile bek tompurdulaours are very plump | siznikile bek tompurdulayours (pl.) are very plump | alanıqıla bek tompurdulatheirs are very plump |
| superlative — most | menikile em tompurdulamine are the plumpest | senikile em tompurdulayours are the plumpest | anıqıla em tompurdulahis are the plumpest | biznikile em tompurdulaours are the plumpest | siznikile em tompurdulayours (pl.) are the plumpest | alanıqıla em tompurdulatheirs are the plumpest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu tompurdu, bıla tompurdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".