tınç

/tɯntʃ/

1. (adj.) calm, quiet, well-behaved

tınç adam — a calm person
ol bek tınç sabiydi — he is a very quiet child
tınç bolurğa — to calm down

2. (adj.) easy, simple, effortless

tınç iş — easy work
bu iş tınç tüldü — this work is not easy
ders bügün tınç edi — the lesson was easy today
aythan tınçdı! — easy to say!
alay jırlarğa ürenŋen tınç tüldü — learning to sing like that is not easy
tınç amal — an easy way

3. (adj.) comfortable, untroubled, carefree, going well

tınç jol — a comfortable road
tınç jaşaw — a comfortable life
alanı jaşawları tınçdı — their life is comfortable
biçenibiz bıyıl tınç jerdedi — this year our hay is in a convenient place

4. (adj.) meek, mild, modest, docile — Proverb: tınç eşekge ekewlen miner "two people ride a meek donkey" (the willing horse gets the load).

ol mahtançaq tüldü, tınç adamdı — he is not a braggart, he is a modest person
tınç eşekge ekewlen miner — two people ride a meek donkey
tınç tebse, jer teber — if the meek one kicks, the earth shakes

5. (adj.) peaceful, peace-loving, peaceable, easy to get along with

tınç halq — a peaceful people
oğurlu, tınç halqladıla — they are kind, peaceful peoples
tınç hallı adam körünedi — seems a peaceable person

6. (adj.) still, quiet, calm, windless (of the weather, the sea, the night or the surroundings)

teŋiz tınçdı — the sea is calm
tögerek tınçdı — it is calm all around
keçe tınç boldu — the night became still
tınçdı keçe, joqdu jel — the night is still, there is no wind

7. (adj.) easy to understand, clear, accessible

tınç til bla jazılğan hapar — a story written in plain language
tınç jazılğandı — it is written clearly
sabiyle aŋılarça, tınç bolurğa kerekdi — it must be simple, so that children understand

8. (adv.) easily, without difficulty, fluently

ol dersin tınç aŋılaydı — he understands his lesson easily
tınç qutulğansa — you got off easily
başı tınç alınadı — the lid comes off easily

9. (adv.) calmly, quietly, still

tınç tur! — keep still!
tınç oltur — sit still

10. (adv.) peacefully, without worry

tınç juqla! — sleep peacefully!
tınç jat — lie peacefully
qanatlılarıŋ da tınç juqlaydıla — your birds too sleep peacefully

11. (adv.) safely, well, without mishap

tınç keldik — we arrived safely
tınç turabız — we are living well

Expressions

qulaq tınçı bolurğa — be free of worry (Idiom)
tınç keçeli bol — good night (Formula · Blessing · Farewell)

Found in

Describing character 100 common adjectives

Sources

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Gochiyaeva et al. 1993 · Russian–Karachay Learner's Dictionary · meanings 2, 8
Guzeev (ed.) 1996–2005 · Explanatory Dictionary of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–3, 5, 7
Guzeev 2000 · School Explanatory Dictionary of the Balkar Language · meaning 10
Guzeev 2003 · Balkar–Russian School Dictionary · meanings 10, 11
Guzeev 2013 · Dictionary of Homonyms of the Karachay-Balkar Language · meanings 1–3, 5–8, 10
Khabichev (ed.) 1990 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Phrasebook · meanings 1, 9
Nevruz 1991 · Karachay-Balkar–Turkish Dictionary · meanings 1–4
Suyunchev and Urusbiev (eds.) 1965 · Russian–Karachay-Balkar Dictionary · meanings 1–5, 8, 9
Tenishev and Suyunchev (eds.) 1989 · Karachay-Balkar–Russian Dictionary · meanings 1–4, 6–11
Zhulabov et al. 1997 · School Russian–Balkar Dictionary · meaning 2

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Degrees and persons

Degrees and persons — tınç
Degree	menI	senyou	olhe/she/it	bizwe	sizyou all	alathey
base form	tınçmaI am calm	tınçsayou are calm	tınçdıhe is calm	tınçbızwe are calm	tınçsızyou all are calm	tınçdılathey are calm
comparative — more	tınçıraqmaI am calmer	tınçıraqsayou are calmer	tınçıraqdıhe is calmer	tınçıraqbızwe are calmer	tınçıraqsızyou all are calmer	tınçıraqdılathey are calmer
intensifier — very	bek tınçmaI am very calm	bek tınçsayou are very calm	bek tınçdıhe is very calm	bek tınçbızwe are very calm	bek tınçsızyou all are very calm	bek tınçdılathey are very calm
superlative — most	em tınçmaI am the calmest	em tınçsayou are the calmest	em tınçdıhe is the calmest	em tınçbızwe are the calmest	em tınçsızyou all are the calmest	em tınçdılathey are the calmest

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

Saying it about mine, yours, theirs

One thing

One thing — tınç
Degree	menikimine	senikiyours	anıqıhis / hers	biznikiours	siznikiyours (pl.)	alanıqıtheirs
base form	meniki tınçdımine is calm	seniki tınçdıyours is calm	anıqı tınçdıhis is calm	bizniki tınçdıours is calm	sizniki tınçdıyours (pl.) is calm	alanıqı tınçdıtheirs is calm
comparative — more	meniki tınçıraqdımine is calmer	seniki tınçıraqdıyours is calmer	anıqı tınçıraqdıhis is calmer	bizniki tınçıraqdıours is calmer	sizniki tınçıraqdıyours (pl.) is calmer	alanıqı tınçıraqdıtheirs is calmer
intensifier — very	meniki bek tınçdımine is very calm	seniki bek tınçdıyours is very calm	anıqı bek tınçdıhis is very calm	bizniki bek tınçdıours is very calm	sizniki bek tınçdıyours (pl.) is very calm	alanıqı bek tınçdıtheirs is very calm
superlative — most	meniki em tınçdımine is the calmest	seniki em tınçdıyours is the calmest	anıqı em tınçdıhis is the calmest	bizniki em tınçdıours is the calmest	sizniki em tınçdıyours (pl.) is the calmest	alanıqı em tınçdıtheirs is the calmest

Several things

Several things — tınç
Degree	menikilemine	senikileyours	anıqılahis / hers	biznikileours	siznikileyours (pl.)	alanıqılatheirs
base form	menikile tınçdılamine are calm	senikile tınçdılayours are calm	anıqıla tınçdılahis are calm	biznikile tınçdılaours are calm	siznikile tınçdılayours (pl.) are calm	alanıqıla tınçdılatheirs are calm
comparative — more	menikile tınçıraqdılamine are calmer	senikile tınçıraqdılayours are calmer	anıqıla tınçıraqdılahis are calmer	biznikile tınçıraqdılaours are calmer	siznikile tınçıraqdılayours (pl.) are calmer	alanıqıla tınçıraqdılatheirs are calmer
intensifier — very	menikile bek tınçdılamine are very calm	senikile bek tınçdılayours are very calm	anıqıla bek tınçdılahis are very calm	biznikile bek tınçdılaours are very calm	siznikile bek tınçdılayours (pl.) are very calm	alanıqıla bek tınçdılatheirs are very calm
superlative — most	menikile em tınçdılamine are the calmest	senikile em tınçdılayours are the calmest	anıqıla em tınçdılahis are the calmest	biznikile em tınçdılaours are the calmest	siznikile em tınçdılayours (pl.) are the calmest	alanıqıla em tınçdılatheirs are the calmest

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