birew qarq der, birew qurq der
/birew qarq der, birew qurq der/
Literal translation
one will say "qarq", another will say "qurq"
Intended meaning
People will get the wrong idea and spread malicious talk about it.
- Safar, janıŋa tiymesin, – dedi Mariyam, bir kesek jumuşay. – Üyde er kişi joq. Süygen bar, süymegen bar, birew qarq der, birew qurq der. Halq sözlügü bolurğa süymeyme."Safar, no offence to you," said Mariyam, softening a little. "There is no man in the house. Some will approve, some will not — one will say one thing, another another. I do not want to become the talk of the people."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 135