töründen ese körü juwuq bolğan
/tørynden ese køry dʒuwuq bolʁan/
Idiom
Literal translation
whose grave is nearer than his seat of honor
Intended meaning
Someone who has lived a long life and is close to the end of it; a very old person.
- Törümden ese körüm juwuq bolğanında da, bu bizni anabızdı da dep aqılığızğa kelmeydi, – dedi Berhan qızına."Even though my grave is closer to me than my seat of honor, it never enters your mind that this is our mother," Berhan said to her daughter.
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary