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.

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