danaqay jaw aşamaydı
/danaqaj dʒaw aʃamajdɯ/
Formula
Literal translation
Danaqay does not eat butter
Intended meaning
A jeering remark made at someone's expense, said to embarrass them in jest — traditionally used to shame a person into giving up their share.
- Qoşda jaw çayqasala, Danaqay jaw aşamaydı dep, ülüş çığarmay qoyub bolğandıla.When they churned butter at the herders' camp, they used to say "Danaqay doesn't eat butter" and leave without setting aside a share for him.
Sources
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- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary