aşawun-jaşawun qoysun
/aʃawun-dʒaʃawun qojsun/
Literal translation
may he leave his eating and his living
Intended meaning
Set phrase spoken when offering condolences to the relatives of someone who has died.
- Ne eterikse, aşawların-jaşawların da öksüzlerine qoysunla..."What can you do — may they leave their food and their living to their orphans..."
- Nohtar jaşawun da, aşawun da aŋa [Temmotha] qoyub ketgendi.Nokhtar departed, leaving his living and his food to him [to Temmot].
Variants
- aşawun-jaşawun birewge qoysun
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 78