başı bawlu

/baʃɯ bawlu/

This expression has 2 meanings.

Literal translation

its head tied

Belonging to someone alone, held as private property that no one else has a claim on.

«Başı bawlu üyü, keŋ, quwanç, buşuw kününe jarağan arbazı bolub jaşağan şaharda jaşağandan köb da igidi», – deydi atası jaşına."Living with a house of one's own and a wide yard fit for days of joy and days of mourning is far better than living in the city," the father says to his son.

its head tied

Of a person: unmarried and answerable to no one, free to do as they please.

Nasıbıŋ alay bolsun, sora seni kibik bir uzun qılleni qaydan da tapha edi ol başı bawlu qız.May such be your luck — where else would that unmarried girl have found a lanky beanpole like you?

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