qatın hapar
/qatɯn xapar/
Idiom
Literal translation
woman's talk
Intended meaning
An untrue story passed from person to person; baseless gossip or hearsay.
- Meni anam saŋa aman aytırıq tüyüldü, ol boş hapardı... Sen tilçilege tıŋılawuŋu qoy, men bu qatın haparlanı eşitirge da süymeyme, – dedi Tawsoltan qatınına.My mother is not one to speak ill of you, that is just empty talk... Stop listening to tale-bearers — I have no wish to hear these idle rumors either, said Taüsoltan to their wife.
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary