awuzuna el qarağan, awuzuna qarathan
/awuzuna el qaraʁan, awuzuna qaratxan/
Literal translation
at whose mouth the village looks, who turns [people] to his mouth
Intended meaning
Wise and level-headed, so that everyone seeks his counsel and defers to his word.
- Ergeş ağay, sen awuzuŋa el qarağan adamsa."Ergesh agay, you are a man whose word the whole village heeds."
- Bar edi saw el awuzuŋa qarağan zamanıŋ.There was a time when the whole village hung on your every word.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 71