tülkü
/tylky/
Definitions
1. fox
- aq tülkü — an arctic fox
- tülkü ız — a fox's track
- tülkü jeti börünü aldar — a fox will outwit seven wolves
2. a sly one, a crafty person
- tülkü qılıq — foxy ways
- tülkü kibik ışarırğa — to smile like a fox
- ol tülküdü — he is a sly one
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 60).Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tülküthe fox | tülkülethe foxes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tülkünüthe fox's | tülkülenithe foxes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tülkünüthe fox (as the object) | tülkülenithe foxes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tülkügeto the fox | tülkülegeto the foxes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tülküdeat / in the fox | tülküledeat / in the foxes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tülküdenfrom the fox | tülküledenfrom the foxes | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | tülkümmy fox | tülkülerimmy foxes |
| your | tülküngyour fox | tülküleringyour foxes |
| his / her | tülküsühis / her fox | tülkülerihis / her foxes |
| our | tülkübüzour fox | tülküleribizour foxes |
| you all's | tülkügüzyou all's fox | tülkülerigizyou all's foxes |
| their | tülküleritheir fox | tülküleritheir foxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tülküleri can mean "his / her foxes", "their fox", or "their foxes" — context decides.