şejde eterge
/ʃedʒde eterɡe/
Collocation · Light-verb construction
Literal translation
to make a prostration
Intended meaning
To show someone honor and deference, greeting them with a bow of the head and behaving gently and submissively toward them.
- Tamatası kirgenley, Hadis anı allında şejde etib, törge ötdürdü.As soon as his elder came in, Hadis bowed before him and showed him to the place of honor.
- Jaŋı kelin tiyre qatınlağa şejde etib, aş-suw qayğığa kirdi.The new bride paid her respects to the neighborhood women and set about seeing to the food and drink.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary