ayıl tıymağan
/ajɯl tɯjmaʁan/
Literal translation
whom the saddle girth does not hold back
Intended meaning
Unreliable and frivolous; lacking steadiness or self-restraint.
- Hamzat hajini rais efendige saylar üçün, aŋa küçlü quwuşhan, demeŋili öşünlük kerekdi, alay bolmasa, anı ayıl tıyarıq tüyüldü, – degendi Alhaz haji."To elect Hamzat Haji as head efendi, he would need a strong grip and a solid chest; otherwise no girth will hold him back," said Alhaz Haji.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 27