datti etib
/datti etib/
Literal translation
doing datti (to walk)
Intended meaning
To walk with small, tottering steps the way a small child does.
- Ol [Jarnes] jolda seyirlik bara edi: datti-datti etib uğay, awurluğun tabanlarına salıb.He [Zharnes] was walking strangely along the road: not toddling in little steps, but putting his weight on his soles.
Variants
- datti-datti etib
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 155