jabağılı jarı tay
/dʒabaʁɯlɯ dʒarɯ taj/
Collocation
Literal translation
colt with matted, mangy coat
Intended meaning
A mangy, unkempt young horse that nevertheless proves fast and spirited — in folklore, the unpromising colt that turns out to be a fine steed.
- Kiçi jaş bir tozurağan jabağılı jarı taynı tutdu.The youngest son caught a worn-out, matted, mangy colt.
- Kiçi jaşnı jabağılı jarı tayı qarab-qarağınçı bir hamokur tayçıqdan jilyansırt atha aylanıb qaladı.In no time at all the youngest son's matted, mangy colt turned from a scrawny little foal into a slender-backed steed.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary