ayaq alışı
/ajaq alɯʃɯ/
Literal translation
one's taking of steps
Intended meaning
Someone's human worth and manly conduct; the moral quality a person shows in how they carry themselves.
- Safiyatnı ua ayaq alışı qalaydı?And what is Safiyat's character like?
- Çağıdiyge qonsala, keslerin jigitlege sanağan jaşlanı ayaq alışların da bir köreyik, – dedi Ayjarıq."Once they settle in at Chagydiy, let us see the mettle of these lads who count themselves heroes," said Ayzharyq.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 83