ana sütü awuzundan qurumağan
/ana syty awuzundan qurumaʁan/
Literal translation
whose mother's milk has not dried from his mouth
Intended meaning
Very young and immature; still a boy, not yet grown up enough to be taken seriously as an adult.
- How, harib, alıqa anaŋı emçek sütü erinleriŋden ketmey turadı, – dedi Husey, anı [Şamilni] homuhluğun aŋılay."Yes, poor thing, your mother's breast milk still hasn't dried from your lips," said Husey, seeing [Shamil's] feebleness.
Variants
- ana sütü erinlerinden qurumağan
- ana sütü awuzundan ketmegen
- ana sütü erinlerinden ketmegen
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 44