başına ie
/baʃɯna ie/
Literal translation
owner of his own head
Intended meaning
A respectable, self-reliant person who keeps his word, works reliably, and has a well-kept household and property.
- Domalay bile bolur. Elde andan esli adam bolmaz entda da, ie deseŋ – ie, kesini başına ie.Domalay probably knows. There is still no wiser man in the village; if you call someone a master, he is one — master of his own self.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 111