ataŋ-anaŋ demezge
/ataŋ-anaŋ demezɡe/
Literal translation
not to say 'your father, your mother'
Intended meaning
To refrain from insulting or cursing someone; to speak to a person without a single abusive word.
- Endi aŋa ataŋ-anaŋ degen kişi joq.Now there is nobody who speaks an abusive word to him.
- Rasul kişige ataŋ, anaŋ demeydi, bek adepli jaşdı.Rasul never says an abusive word to anyone; he is a very well-mannered young man.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 57
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 30