başı sawdu

/baʃɯ sawdu/

Literal translation

his head is alive

Said of a person who is alive and present and therefore knows the matter being spoken of and can vouch for it.

Altı künden, ma, başı sawdu, kesi bılaydadı, bir üçgül pismo keldi: «Alğışlayma, qızçıqnı atına Elena ata, igi qara, men da barırma. Esen körüşeyik. Seni Alekseyiŋ».Six days later — look, he can vouch for it, he is right here himself — a triangular letter arrived: "Congratulations, name the little girl Elena, look after her well, I will come too. May we meet safe and sound. Your Aleksey."

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