tügel
/tyɡel/
Definitions
1. falls short of the full extent, not quite
- tügel alay tüldü — it is not quite so
- kitabnı tügel oqub boşamadım — I did not finish reading the book through
- tügel ölmey — barely alive
2. marks the moment just short of an event, just as, no sooner than
- ol bosağadan tügel çıqğınçı — just as he stepped over the threshold
- tang tügel jarığınçı — just before the day broke
- men tügel jetginçi — just before I arrived