turu
/turu/
1. open, plain, overt, public; openly, publicly — The Karachay form corresponding to tuwra.
- turu aytırğa — to say it openly
- turu bardırırğa — to carry it on openly
- turu da, taşa da — both openly and secretly
- halqğa turu — public, open before the people
- endi turu awrub tebregendi — now it has started to ache openly
- turu aythan qutulur — whoever speaks openly gets away safe
2. frank, candid, direct; frankly, straight out — Proverb: turu söz açı tier 'the frank word stings', meaning that the truth hurts.
- turu söz — a frank word
- ol menŋe turu aytdı — he told me straight out
- biz turu söleşdik — we spoke frankly
- turu söz açı tier — a frank word stings
- turu söz açı — a frank word is bitter
3. ready, prepared; (of a heifer) ready for the bull, of breeding age (in buğağa turu) — buğağa turu is said of a heifer between one and two years old.
- buğağa turu — a heifer ready for the bull (one to two years old)
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | turumaI am open | turusayou are open | turuduhe is open | turubuzwe are open | turusuzyou all are open | turudulathey are open |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden turudu — "compared to me, he is open."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki turudumine is open | seniki turuduyours is open | anıqı turuduhis is open | bizniki turuduours is open | sizniki turuduyours (pl.) is open | alanıqı turudutheirs is open |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile turudulamine are open | senikile turudulayours are open | anıqıla turudulahis are open | biznikile turudulaours are open | siznikile turudulayours (pl.) are open | alanıqıla turudulatheirs are open |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu turudu, bıla turudula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".