tunuq

/tunuq/

1. (adj.) dull, dim, matt, opaque

tunuq jarıq — a dim light
tunuq kök — a dark sky
kök mıdah, ay tunuqdu — the sky is gloomy, the moon is dim
bu çıraq tunuqdu — this lamp is dim
tunuq köz — a dull eye

2. (adj.) matt, opaque, lusterless — Said of glass, a mirror or metal: not shiny or not see-through.

tunuq tereze — a frosted window
tunuq küzgü — a matt mirror
tunuq kümüş sawutların — her lusterless silver dishes

3. (adj.) muffled, indistinct, hoarse, husky — Said of a sound or a voice.

tunuq tawuş — an indistinct sound
tunuq awaz — a muffled voice
tunuq qıçırıq — a muffled shout
dedi Zekeriya tunuq awaz bla — said Zekeriya in a hoarse voice
anı awazı tunuqdu — his voice is hoarse

4. (adj.) gloomy, sullen, joyless (fig.)

tunuq üy — a gloomy house
tunuq adam — a gloomy person
asırı tunuq adam edi — was a very gloomy person
tunuq bet — a sullen face
tunuq kün — a joyless day
nek tunuqsa — why are you gloomy?

5. (adj.) coarse, discourteous, lacking in manners (fig.)

tunuq juwab — a coarse reply
tunuq adam bla söleşirge qıyındı — it is hard to talk with an ill-mannered person
tunuq halı bla kişige jaramadı — with his discourteous manner he pleased nobody

Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — tunuq
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	tunuqmaI am dull	tunuqsayou are dull	tunuqduhe is dull	tunuqbuzwe are dull	tunuqsuzyou all are dull	tunuqdulathey are dull
comparative — more	tunuğuraqmaI am duller	tunuğuraqsayou are duller	tunuğuraqdıhe is duller	tunuğuraqbızwe are duller	tunuğuraqsızyou all are duller	tunuğuraqdılathey are duller
intensifier — very	bek tunuqmaI am very dull	bek tunuqsayou are very dull	bek tunuqduhe is very dull	bek tunuqbuzwe are very dull	bek tunuqsuzyou all are very dull	bek tunuqdulathey are very dull
superlative — most	em tunuqmaI am the dullest	em tunuqsayou are the dullest	em tunuqduhe is the dullest	em tunuqbuzwe are the dullest	em tunuqsuzyou all are the dullest	em tunuqdulathey are the dullest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — tunuq
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki tunuqdumine is dull	seniki tunuqduyours is dull	anıqı tunuqduhis is dull	bizniki tunuqduours is dull	sizniki tunuqduyours (pl.) is dull	alanıqı tunuqdutheirs is dull
comparative — more	meniki tunuğuraqdımine is duller	seniki tunuğuraqdıyours is duller	anıqı tunuğuraqdıhis is duller	bizniki tunuğuraqdıours is duller	sizniki tunuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is duller	alanıqı tunuğuraqdıtheirs is duller
intensifier — very	meniki bek tunuqdumine is very dull	seniki bek tunuqduyours is very dull	anıqı bek tunuqduhis is very dull	bizniki bek tunuqduours is very dull	sizniki bek tunuqduyours (pl.) is very dull	alanıqı bek tunuqdutheirs is very dull
superlative — most	meniki em tunuqdumine is the dullest	seniki em tunuqduyours is the dullest	anıqı em tunuqduhis is the dullest	bizniki em tunuqduours is the dullest	sizniki em tunuqduyours (pl.) is the dullest	alanıqı em tunuqdutheirs is the dullest

Several things

Several things — tunuq
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile tunuqdulamine are dull	senikile tunuqdulayours are dull	anıqıla tunuqdulahis are dull	biznikile tunuqdulaours are dull	siznikile tunuqdulayours (pl.) are dull	alanıqıla tunuqdulatheirs are dull
comparative — more	menikile tunuğuraqdılamine are duller	senikile tunuğuraqdılayours are duller	anıqıla tunuğuraqdılahis are duller	biznikile tunuğuraqdılaours are duller	siznikile tunuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are duller	alanıqıla tunuğuraqdılatheirs are duller
intensifier — very	menikile bek tunuqdulamine are very dull	senikile bek tunuqdulayours are very dull	anıqıla bek tunuqdulahis are very dull	biznikile bek tunuqdulaours are very dull	siznikile bek tunuqdulayours (pl.) are very dull	alanıqıla bek tunuqdulatheirs are very dull
superlative — most	menikile em tunuqdulamine are the dullest	senikile em tunuqdulayours are the dullest	anıqıla em tunuqdulahis are the dullest	biznikile em tunuqdulaours are the dullest	siznikile em tunuqdulayours (pl.) are the dullest	alanıqıla em tunuqdulatheirs are the dullest

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