tomuraw / tomurow
/tomuraw/, /tomurow/ · plural tomurawla
1. block of wood, stump, short length of sawn log — A küew tomuraw is the block of wood that a new son-in-law has to split on his first visit to his wife's parents.
- tomurawğa olturdu — he sat down on the block
- küew tomuraw — the son-in-law's block
- butlarım tomurawla bolğandıla — my legs have gone stiff as blocks
- tomurawnu balta bla jardı — he split the block with an axe
2. thickset person, squat person
- üyge bir tomuraw tişirıw kirdi — a thickset woman came into the house
- tomuraw jaş eşikde süeledi — the squat lad is standing at the door
- allına tomuraw kişi çıqdı — a thickset man came out to meet him
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tomurawthe block | tomurawummy block | tomurawuŋyour block | tomurawuhis block | tomurawubuzour block | tomurawuğuzyou all's block | tomurawlarıtheir blocks |
| Genitive | tomurawnuthe block's | tomurawumumy block's | tomurawuŋuyour block's | tomurawunuhis block's | tomurawubuznuour block's | tomurawuğuznuyou all's block's | tomurawlarınıtheir blocks' |
| Accusative | tomurawnuthe block (as the object) | tomurawumumy block (as the object) | tomurawuŋuyour block (as the object) | tomurawunhis block (as the object) | tomurawubuznuour block (as the object) | tomurawuğuznuyou all's block (as the object) | tomurawlarıntheir blocks (as the object) |
| Dative | tomurawğato the block | tomurawumato my block | tomurawuŋato your block | tomurawunato his block | tomurawubuzğato our block | tomurawuğuzğato you all's block | tomurawlarınato their blocks |
| Locative | tomurawdain / at the block | tomurawumdain / at my block | tomurawuŋdain / at your block | tomurawundain / at his block | tomurawubuzdain / at our block | tomurawuğuzdain / at you all's block | tomurawlarındain / at their blocks |
| Ablative | tomurawdanfrom the block | tomurawumdanfrom my block | tomurawuŋdanfrom your block | tomurawundanfrom his block | tomurawubuzdanfrom our block | tomurawuğuzdanfrom you all's block | tomurawlarındanfrom their blocks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tomurawlathe blocks | tomurawlarımmy blocks | tomurawlarıŋyour blocks | tomurawlarıhis blocks | tomurawlarıbızour blocks | tomurawlarığızyou all's blocks | tomurawlarıtheir blocks |
| Genitive | tomurawlanıthe blocks' | tomurawlarımımy blocks' | tomurawlarıŋıyour blocks' | tomurawlarınıhis blocks' | tomurawlarıbıznıour blocks' | tomurawlarığıznıyou all's blocks' | tomurawlarınıtheir blocks' |
| Accusative | tomurawlanıthe blocks (as the object) | tomurawlarımımy blocks (as the object) | tomurawlarıŋıyour blocks (as the object) | tomurawlarınhis blocks (as the object) | tomurawlarıbıznıour blocks (as the object) | tomurawlarığıznıyou all's blocks (as the object) | tomurawlarıntheir blocks (as the object) |
| Dative | tomurawlağato the blocks | tomurawlarımato my blocks | tomurawlarıŋato your blocks | tomurawlarınato his blocks | tomurawlarıbızğato our blocks | tomurawlarığızğato you all's blocks | tomurawlarınato their blocks |
| Locative | tomurawladain / at the blocks | tomurawlarımdain / at my blocks | tomurawlarıŋdain / at your blocks | tomurawlarındain / at his blocks | tomurawlarıbızdain / at our blocks | tomurawlarığızdain / at you all's blocks | tomurawlarındain / at their blocks |
| Ablative | tomurawladanfrom the blocks | tomurawlarımdanfrom my blocks | tomurawlarıŋdanfrom your blocks | tomurawlarındanfrom his blocks | tomurawlarıbızdanfrom our blocks | tomurawlarığızdanfrom you all's blocks | tomurawlarındanfrom their blocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tomurawları can mean "his / her blocks", "their block", or "their blocks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.