üysüz-künsüz bolurğa
/yjsyz-kynsyz bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to be houseless and dayless
Intended meaning
To live in poverty and helplessness, with no means and no one to rely on.
- Bıllay seyirlik jerlede, bıllay bereket tögülgen jerlede bayla bla, toqla bla, külüb-oynap turğan nasıplıla bla birgeley jarlıla, açla-jalanŋaçla, üysüzle-künsüzle jaşağanlarına iynanırıŋ kelmeydi.In such wondrous places, in places where such plenty is poured out, you cannot bring yourself to believe that alongside the rich, the well-fed, the fortunate ones who laugh and play, there live the poor, the hungry and ragged, the homeless and destitute.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 531