başı kökge jeterge
/baʃɯ køkɡe dʒeterɡe/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's head to reach the sky
Intended meaning
To be boundlessly happy; to be filled with joy.
- Men teŋlerimi içinde «anam» dep söleşsem, başım kökge jetgença bolama.When I say "my mother" among my friends, it is as if my head reaches the sky.
Idiom
Literal translation
for one's head to reach the sky
Intended meaning
To feel proud on account of someone.
- Ayşatnı kesini üsünden haparı İdrisni bla Azizanı da başların kökge jetdirdi.The news about Ayshat herself made Idris and Aziza proud as well.
Variants
- başı kökge jetdirirge
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary