töppeli
/tøppeli/
crested, tufted, having a tuft of feathers on the head — Fixed phrases include töppeli çınçıq (waxwing) and eki töppeli (literally 'with two crowns', meaning born lucky).
- töppeli tawuq — a crested hen
- töppeli quş — a crested bird of prey
- eki töppeli — born lucky (literally, with two crowns)
- töppeli çıpçıq — a crested little bird; the waxwing
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki töppelidimine is crested | seniki töppelidiyours is crested | anıqı töppelidihis is crested | bizniki töppelidiours is crested | sizniki töppelidiyours (pl.) is crested | alanıqı töppeliditheirs is crested |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile töppelidilemine are crested | senikile töppelidileyours are crested | anıqıla töppelidilehis are crested | biznikile töppelidileours are crested | siznikile töppelidileyours (pl.) are crested | alanıqıla töppelidiletheirs are crested |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu töppelidi, bıla töppelidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".