üyün tuthan
/yjyn tutxan/
Literal translation
who holds his house
Intended meaning
The hard-working member of a household who provides for the family and keeps it going.
- Ow, allayla etme, meni jarlılığımı da bir aŋıla, sabiyle uwaqdıla, Sofiyadı üyümü tuthan.Oh, don't carry on like that, do try to understand how poor I am — the children are small, and it is Sofia who keeps my house going.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 532