adam bolurğa
/adam bolurʁa/
Literal translation
to become a person
Intended meaning
To grow into a wise, educated, respected adult; to make something of oneself.
- Ne ua, mayna, Dawta, közkörmezge barıb, adam bolub keldi da, endi ua duniya anı awuzuna qaraydı, – dedi qızı anasına."Well look, Dauta went off to far-away places, made something of himself, and now the whole world hangs on his every word," the daughter said to her mother.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 20