uwuç
/ uwutʃ /
Definitions noun cupped hand, hollow of the hand
Definitions noun handful, fistful
Definitions noun a handful, as much as the cupped hand holds
Definitions noun the miller's measure taken as payment in kind (archaic)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | uwuç the cupped hand | uwuçla the cupped hands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | uwuçnu the cupped hand's | uwuçlanı the cupped hands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | uwuçnu the cupped hand (as the object) | uwuçlanı the cupped hands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | uwuçha to the cupped hand | uwuçlağa to the cupped hands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | uwuçda at / in the cupped hand | uwuçlada at / in the cupped hands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | uwuçdan from the cupped hand | uwuçladan from the cupped hands | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | uwuçum my cupped hand | uwuçlarım my cupped hands |
| your | uwuçuŋ your cupped hand | uwuçlarıŋ your cupped hands |
| his / her | uwuçu his / her cupped hand | uwuçları his / her cupped hands |
| our | uwuçubuz our cupped hand | uwuçlarıbız our cupped hands |
| you all's | uwuçuğuz you all's cupped hand | uwuçlarığız you all's cupped hands |
| their | uwuçları their cupped hand | uwuçları their cupped hands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uwuçları can mean "his / her cupped hands", "their cupped hand", or "their cupped hands" — context decides.