ağaç jarğan ayıw
/aʁatʃ dʒarʁan ajɯw/
Literal translation
a bear that splits wood
Intended meaning
A physically powerful, hulking man of great strength.
- Sapra ağaç jarğan ayıwdu, – dep, kişige sezdirmey, aqırın şıbırdadı Maşiy."Sapra is a bear that splits wood," Mashiy whispered quietly, letting no one notice.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 19