ustukku
/ustukku/ · plural ustukkula
tuft, wisp, lock, small clump of wool, cotton or hair
- çaç ustukku — a lock of hair
- jün ustukku — a tuft of wool
- mamuq ustukku — a wisp of cotton wool
- jün ustukkunu aldı — took the tuft of wool
- ustukkula jıyarğa — to gather up the tufts
- jünnü jaŋız ustukkusun qoymay — not leaving a single tuft of the wool
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustukkuthe tuft | ustukkummy tuft | ustukkuŋyour tuft | ustukkusuhis tuft | ustukkubuzour tuft | ustukkuğuzyou all's tuft | ustukkularıtheir tufts |
| Genitive | ustukkunuthe tuft's | ustukkumumy tuft's | ustukkuŋuyour tuft's | ustukkusunuhis tuft's | ustukkubuznuour tuft's | ustukkuğuznuyou all's tuft's | ustukkularınıtheir tufts' |
| Accusative | ustukkunuthe tuft (as the object) | ustukkumumy tuft (as the object) | ustukkuŋuyour tuft (as the object) | ustukkusunhis tuft (as the object) | ustukkubuznuour tuft (as the object) | ustukkuğuznuyou all's tuft (as the object) | ustukkularıntheir tufts (as the object) |
| Dative | ustukkuğato the tuft | ustukkumato my tuft | ustukkuŋato your tuft | ustukkusunato his tuft | ustukkubuzğato our tuft | ustukkuğuzğato you all's tuft | ustukkularınato their tufts |
| Locative | ustukkudain / at the tuft | ustukkumdain / at my tuft | ustukkuŋdain / at your tuft | ustukkusundain / at his tuft | ustukkubuzdain / at our tuft | ustukkuğuzdain / at you all's tuft | ustukkularındain / at their tufts |
| Ablative | ustukkudanfrom the tuft | ustukkumdanfrom my tuft | ustukkuŋdanfrom your tuft | ustukkusundanfrom his tuft | ustukkubuzdanfrom our tuft | ustukkuğuzdanfrom you all's tuft | ustukkularındanfrom their tufts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ustukkulathe tufts | ustukkularımmy tufts | ustukkularıŋyour tufts | ustukkularıhis tufts | ustukkularıbızour tufts | ustukkularığızyou all's tufts | ustukkularıtheir tufts |
| Genitive | ustukkulanıthe tufts' | ustukkularımımy tufts' | ustukkularıŋıyour tufts' | ustukkularınıhis tufts' | ustukkularıbıznıour tufts' | ustukkularığıznıyou all's tufts' | ustukkularınıtheir tufts' |
| Accusative | ustukkulanıthe tufts (as the object) | ustukkularımımy tufts (as the object) | ustukkularıŋıyour tufts (as the object) | ustukkularınhis tufts (as the object) | ustukkularıbıznıour tufts (as the object) | ustukkularığıznıyou all's tufts (as the object) | ustukkularıntheir tufts (as the object) |
| Dative | ustukkulağato the tufts | ustukkularımato my tufts | ustukkularıŋato your tufts | ustukkularınato his tufts | ustukkularıbızğato our tufts | ustukkularığızğato you all's tufts | ustukkularınato their tufts |
| Locative | ustukkuladain / at the tufts | ustukkularımdain / at my tufts | ustukkularıŋdain / at your tufts | ustukkularındain / at his tufts | ustukkularıbızdain / at our tufts | ustukkularığızdain / at you all's tufts | ustukkularındain / at their tufts |
| Ablative | ustukkuladanfrom the tufts | ustukkularımdanfrom my tufts | ustukkularıŋdanfrom your tufts | ustukkularındanfrom his tufts | ustukkularıbızdanfrom our tufts | ustukkularığızdanfrom you all's tufts | ustukkularındanfrom their tufts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ustukkuları can mean "his / her tufts", "their tuft", or "their tufts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.