başıŋa jawluq qısarğa
/baʃɯŋa dʒawluq qɯsarʁa/
Literal translation
to tie a headscarf on your head
Intended meaning
Said to impugn a man's honour, implying he has failed to act like a man.
- Bizge bu kün er kişileni boşbelliklerini hatasından kelib turadı. Barığız da başığızğa jawluq qısarğa tiyişlisiz.– This day has come upon us because of the men's slackness. Every one of you deserves to tie a headscarf on your head.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 114