şontuq
/ʃontuq/
short and blunt, stubby, cut off short — şontuq burun means a snub nose.
- şontuq burun — a snub nose
- şontuq burunlu adam — a snub-nosed person
- şontuq quyruq — a docked tail
- bu tayaq şontuqdu — this stick is short and blunt
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | şontuqshort |
| comparative — more | şontuğuraqshorter |
| intensifier — very | bek şontuqvery short |
| superlative — most | em şontuqthe shortest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki şontuqdumine is short | seniki şontuqduyours is short | anıqı şontuqduhis is short | bizniki şontuqduours is short | sizniki şontuqduyours (pl.) is short | alanıqı şontuqdutheirs is short |
| comparative — more | meniki şontuğuraqdımine is shorter | seniki şontuğuraqdıyours is shorter | anıqı şontuğuraqdıhis is shorter | bizniki şontuğuraqdıours is shorter | sizniki şontuğuraqdıyours (pl.) is shorter | alanıqı şontuğuraqdıtheirs is shorter |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek şontuqdumine is very short | seniki bek şontuqduyours is very short | anıqı bek şontuqduhis is very short | bizniki bek şontuqduours is very short | sizniki bek şontuqduyours (pl.) is very short | alanıqı bek şontuqdutheirs is very short |
| superlative — most | meniki em şontuqdumine is the shortest | seniki em şontuqduyours is the shortest | anıqı em şontuqduhis is the shortest | bizniki em şontuqduours is the shortest | sizniki em şontuqduyours (pl.) is the shortest | alanıqı em şontuqdutheirs is the shortest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile şontuqdulamine are short | senikile şontuqdulayours are short | anıqıla şontuqdulahis are short | biznikile şontuqdulaours are short | siznikile şontuqdulayours (pl.) are short | alanıqıla şontuqdulatheirs are short |
| comparative — more | menikile şontuğuraqdılamine are shorter | senikile şontuğuraqdılayours are shorter | anıqıla şontuğuraqdılahis are shorter | biznikile şontuğuraqdılaours are shorter | siznikile şontuğuraqdılayours (pl.) are shorter | alanıqıla şontuğuraqdılatheirs are shorter |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek şontuqdulamine are very short | senikile bek şontuqdulayours are very short | anıqıla bek şontuqdulahis are very short | biznikile bek şontuqdulaours are very short | siznikile bek şontuqdulayours (pl.) are very short | alanıqıla bek şontuqdulatheirs are very short |
| superlative — most | menikile em şontuqdulamine are the shortest | senikile em şontuqdulayours are the shortest | anıqıla em şontuqdulahis are the shortest | biznikile em şontuqdulaours are the shortest | siznikile em şontuqdulayours (pl.) are the shortest | alanıqıla em şontuqdulatheirs are the shortest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu şontuqdu, bıla şontuqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".