börkün alır
/børkyn alɯr/
Literal translation
he will take off his cap
Intended meaning
To show deference and pay honour to someone, treating them as a superior.
- Qaysı biy ulu da seni allıŋda börkün alır, qarıwuŋ, küçüŋ da adamladan artıqdı."Any nobleman's son will take off his cap before you — your strength and power surpass other men's."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 124