anamdan da qımıja tuwğanma
/anamdan da qɯmɯdʒa tuwʁanma/
Literal translation
I was born naked from my mother too
Intended meaning
Said to declare one's indifference to property and material gain — that one came into the world with nothing and does not chase after possessions.
- Maŋa kişini da zatı kerek tüyüldü, kesimiki kesime jeterikdi, anamdan da qımıja tuwğanma.I need nobody's goods, what is mine will be enough for me — I was born naked from my mother too.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 44