çirik bay
/tʃirik baj/
Literal translation
rotten rich
Intended meaning
Extremely wealthy.
- Kesi ua, qatın, hayırsız, çirik bay.And he himself, wife, is a good-for-nothing, filthy rich.
- Gaballanı Çamal a – çirik bay kişi.And Chamal of the Gabalans is a filthy rich man.
Variants
- çirigen bay
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 495