çabır baw qıshan
/tʃabɯr baw qɯsxan/
Literal translation
who has tied his rawhide-shoe laces
Intended meaning
A male; anyone counted as a man, whether grown or still a boy.
- Alay bolmay, askerde sawutnu qolğa alıb, uwğa aylana başlasala, tiyrelede çabır baw qıshan adam bolub, bir jaŋız insan saw qalmaz, – dedi Sülemen."Otherwise, once they take up weapons in the army and start going out hunting, not a single soul who counts as a man in these parts will be left alive," said Sulemen.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 489