toŋuz
/toŋuz/ · plural toŋuzla
pig, swine, hog — Used before another noun it means pig's or pork, as in toŋuz jaw "pork fat". The wild boar is kiyik toŋuz. Pork is forbidden (haram) to Muslims.
- toŋuz et — pork
- toŋuz bala — a piglet
- ana toŋuz — a sow
- kiyik toŋuz — a wild boar
- toŋuz jaw — pork fat, lard
- toŋuznu alası, qarası bolmaydı — pied or black, a pig is a pig
Expressions
- toŋuznu qulağına ot salğança — shatter someone's peace
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toŋuzthe pig | toŋuzummy pig | toŋuzuŋyour pig | toŋuzuhis pig | toŋuzubuzour pig | toŋuzuğuzyou all's pig | toŋuzlarıtheir pigs |
| Genitive | toŋuznuthe pig's | toŋuzumumy pig's | toŋuzuŋuyour pig's | toŋuzunuhis pig's | toŋuzubuznuour pig's | toŋuzuğuznuyou all's pig's | toŋuzlarınıtheir pigs' |
| Accusative | toŋuznuthe pig (as the object) | toŋuzumumy pig (as the object) | toŋuzuŋuyour pig (as the object) | toŋuzunhis pig (as the object) | toŋuzubuznuour pig (as the object) | toŋuzuğuznuyou all's pig (as the object) | toŋuzlarıntheir pigs (as the object) |
| Dative | toŋuzğato the pig | toŋuzumato my pig | toŋuzuŋato your pig | toŋuzunato his pig | toŋuzubuzğato our pig | toŋuzuğuzğato you all's pig | toŋuzlarınato their pigs |
| Locative | toŋuzdain / at the pig | toŋuzumdain / at my pig | toŋuzuŋdain / at your pig | toŋuzundain / at his pig | toŋuzubuzdain / at our pig | toŋuzuğuzdain / at you all's pig | toŋuzlarındain / at their pigs |
| Ablative | toŋuzdanfrom the pig | toŋuzumdanfrom my pig | toŋuzuŋdanfrom your pig | toŋuzundanfrom his pig | toŋuzubuzdanfrom our pig | toŋuzuğuzdanfrom you all's pig | toŋuzlarındanfrom their pigs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toŋuzlathe pigs | toŋuzlarımmy pigs | toŋuzlarıŋyour pigs | toŋuzlarıhis pigs | toŋuzlarıbızour pigs | toŋuzlarığızyou all's pigs | toŋuzlarıtheir pigs |
| Genitive | toŋuzlanıthe pigs' | toŋuzlarımımy pigs' | toŋuzlarıŋıyour pigs' | toŋuzlarınıhis pigs' | toŋuzlarıbıznıour pigs' | toŋuzlarığıznıyou all's pigs' | toŋuzlarınıtheir pigs' |
| Accusative | toŋuzlanıthe pigs (as the object) | toŋuzlarımımy pigs (as the object) | toŋuzlarıŋıyour pigs (as the object) | toŋuzlarınhis pigs (as the object) | toŋuzlarıbıznıour pigs (as the object) | toŋuzlarığıznıyou all's pigs (as the object) | toŋuzlarıntheir pigs (as the object) |
| Dative | toŋuzlağato the pigs | toŋuzlarımato my pigs | toŋuzlarıŋato your pigs | toŋuzlarınato his pigs | toŋuzlarıbızğato our pigs | toŋuzlarığızğato you all's pigs | toŋuzlarınato their pigs |
| Locative | toŋuzladain / at the pigs | toŋuzlarımdain / at my pigs | toŋuzlarıŋdain / at your pigs | toŋuzlarındain / at his pigs | toŋuzlarıbızdain / at our pigs | toŋuzlarığızdain / at you all's pigs | toŋuzlarındain / at their pigs |
| Ablative | toŋuzladanfrom the pigs | toŋuzlarımdanfrom my pigs | toŋuzlarıŋdanfrom your pigs | toŋuzlarındanfrom his pigs | toŋuzlarıbızdanfrom our pigs | toŋuzlarığızdanfrom you all's pigs | toŋuzlarındanfrom their pigs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: toŋuzları can mean "his / her pigs", "their pig", or "their pigs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | toŋuznuquthe pig's one | toŋuznuqulathe pig's ones | toŋuzlanıqıthe pigs' one | toŋuzlanıqılathe pigs' ones |
| Genitive | toŋuznuqunuof the pig's one | toŋuznuqulanıof the pig's ones | toŋuzlanıqınıof the pigs' one | toŋuzlanıqılanıof the pigs' ones |
| Accusative | toŋuznuqunthe pig's one (as the object) | toŋuznuqulanıthe pig's ones (as the object) | toŋuzlanıqınthe pigs' one (as the object) | toŋuzlanıqılanıthe pigs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | toŋuznuqunato the pig's one | toŋuznuqulağato the pig's ones | toŋuzlanıqınato the pigs' one | toŋuzlanıqılağato the pigs' ones |
| Locative | toŋuznuqundain / at the pig's one | toŋuznuquladain / at the pig's ones | toŋuzlanıqındain / at the pigs' one | toŋuzlanıqıladain / at the pigs' ones |
| Ablative | toŋuznuqundanfrom the pig's one | toŋuznuquladanfrom the pig's ones | toŋuzlanıqındanfrom the pigs' one | toŋuzlanıqıladanfrom the pigs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.