Karachay

toqmaqbaş

/toqmaqbaʃ/

(adj.) round-headed, big-headed, with a head like a mallet — A compound of toqmaq "mallet" and baş "head".
  • toqmaqbaş jaş — a big-headed boy
  • bu it toqmaqbaşdı — this dog is round-headed

Degrees and persons

DegreemenIsenyouolhe/she/itbizwesizyou allalathey
base formtoqmaqbaşmaI am round-headedtoqmaqbaşsayou are round-headedtoqmaqbaşdıhe is round-headedtoqmaqbaşbızwe are round-headedtoqmaqbaşsızyou all are round-headedtoqmaqbaşdılathey are round-headed
comparative — moretoqmaqbaşıraqmaI am more round-headedtoqmaqbaşıraqsayou are more round-headedtoqmaqbaşıraqdıhe is more round-headedtoqmaqbaşıraqbızwe are more round-headedtoqmaqbaşıraqsızyou all are more round-headedtoqmaqbaşıraqdılathey are more round-headed
intensifier — verybek toqmaqbaşmaI am very round-headedbek toqmaqbaşsayou are very round-headedbek toqmaqbaşdıhe is very round-headedbek toqmaqbaşbızwe are very round-headedbek toqmaqbaşsızyou all are very round-headedbek toqmaqbaşdılathey are very round-headed
superlative — mostem toqmaqbaşmaI am the most round-headedem toqmaqbaşsayou are the most round-headedem toqmaqbaşdıhe is the most round-headedem toqmaqbaşbızwe are the most round-headedem toqmaqbaşsızyou all are the most round-headedem toqmaqbaşdılathey are the most round-headed

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

Degreemenikiminesenikiyoursanıqıhis / hersbiznikiourssiznikiyours (pl.)alanıqıtheirs
base formmeniki toqmaqbaşdımine is round-headedseniki toqmaqbaşdıyours is round-headedanıqı toqmaqbaşdıhis is round-headedbizniki toqmaqbaşdıours is round-headedsizniki toqmaqbaşdıyours (pl.) is round-headedalanıqı toqmaqbaşdıtheirs is round-headed
comparative — moremeniki toqmaqbaşıraqdımine is more round-headedseniki toqmaqbaşıraqdıyours is more round-headedanıqı toqmaqbaşıraqdıhis is more round-headedbizniki toqmaqbaşıraqdıours is more round-headedsizniki toqmaqbaşıraqdıyours (pl.) is more round-headedalanıqı toqmaqbaşıraqdıtheirs is more round-headed
intensifier — verymeniki bek toqmaqbaşdımine is very round-headedseniki bek toqmaqbaşdıyours is very round-headedanıqı bek toqmaqbaşdıhis is very round-headedbizniki bek toqmaqbaşdıours is very round-headedsizniki bek toqmaqbaşdıyours (pl.) is very round-headedalanıqı bek toqmaqbaşdıtheirs is very round-headed
superlative — mostmeniki em toqmaqbaşdımine is the most round-headedseniki em toqmaqbaşdıyours is the most round-headedanıqı em toqmaqbaşdıhis is the most round-headedbizniki em toqmaqbaşdıours is the most round-headedsizniki em toqmaqbaşdıyours (pl.) is the most round-headedalanıqı em toqmaqbaşdıtheirs is the most round-headed

Several things

Degreemenikileminesenikileyoursanıqılahis / hersbiznikileourssiznikileyours (pl.)alanıqılatheirs
base formmenikile toqmaqbaşdılamine are round-headedsenikile toqmaqbaşdılayours are round-headedanıqıla toqmaqbaşdılahis are round-headedbiznikile toqmaqbaşdılaours are round-headedsiznikile toqmaqbaşdılayours (pl.) are round-headedalanıqıla toqmaqbaşdılatheirs are round-headed
comparative — moremenikile toqmaqbaşıraqdılamine are more round-headedsenikile toqmaqbaşıraqdılayours are more round-headedanıqıla toqmaqbaşıraqdılahis are more round-headedbiznikile toqmaqbaşıraqdılaours are more round-headedsiznikile toqmaqbaşıraqdılayours (pl.) are more round-headedalanıqıla toqmaqbaşıraqdılatheirs are more round-headed
intensifier — verymenikile bek toqmaqbaşdılamine are very round-headedsenikile bek toqmaqbaşdılayours are very round-headedanıqıla bek toqmaqbaşdılahis are very round-headedbiznikile bek toqmaqbaşdılaours are very round-headedsiznikile bek toqmaqbaşdılayours (pl.) are very round-headedalanıqıla bek toqmaqbaşdılatheirs are very round-headed
superlative — mostmenikile em toqmaqbaşdılamine are the most round-headedsenikile em toqmaqbaşdılayours are the most round-headedanıqıla em toqmaqbaşdılahis are the most round-headedbiznikile em toqmaqbaşdılaours are the most round-headedsiznikile em toqmaqbaşdılayours (pl.) are the most round-headedalanıqıla em toqmaqbaşdılatheirs are the most round-headed

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