el – guwurtha, gunay – juwurtha
/el – ɡuwurtxa, ɡunaj – dʒuwurtxa/
Idiom · Proverb or saying
Intended meaning
Said jokingly of someone who looks after nothing but their own appetite or private interest while everybody else is busy with work and the affairs of the community.
- El – guwurtha, Gunay – juwurtha degenley, ne etgenligiŋdi, şo? – dep, kiçi qarındaşı Muhtar keŋden qıçırıb söleşdi."The village to the guuurt, Gunay to the juuurt," as the saying goes — what is it you are doing there? — his younger brother Muhtar called out from a distance.
- «Roza, el – guwurtha, Gumay – juwurtha degenley, ne etese tabu?» – derge da bir tebiredi, alay a başha küçle aŋa çırmaw bolub, aytalmay, ışardı."Roza, as they say, the village to the guuurt, Gumay to the juuurt — what are you up to there?" he made as if to say, but other forces got in his way, and unable to say it, he smiled.
Variants
- el – guwurtha, gumay – juwurtha
- el – quwurtha, qoybay – juwurtha
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 515
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 246