aq altın
/aq altɯn/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
white gold
Intended meaning
Cotton, especially as a highly valuable cash crop grown in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
- Uzbekde aq altınnı bek sıylısı ösedi.The finest white gold grows in Uzbekistan.
Literal translation
white gold
Intended meaning
Platinum, the precious metal.
- Busağatda aq altından etilgen jüzükle, sırğala bek jayılğandıla.Nowadays rings and earrings made of white gold are very widespread.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 28