el – guwurtha, gunay – juwurtha
/el – ɡuwurtxa, ɡunaj – dʒuwurtxa/
Intended meaning
Said jokingly of someone who looks after nothing but their own appetite or private interest while everybody else is busy with work and the affairs of the community.
- El – guwurtha, Gunay – juwurtha degenley, ne etgenligiŋdi, şo? – dep, kiçi qarındaşı Muhtar keŋden qıçırıb söleşdi."The village to the guuurt, Gunay to the juuurt," as the saying goes — what is it you are doing there? — his younger brother Muhtar called out from a distance.
- «Roza, el – guwurtha, Gumay – juwurtha degenley, ne etese tabu?» – derge da bir tebiredi, alay a başha küçle aŋa çırmaw bolub, aytalmay, ışardı."Roza, as they say, the village to the guuurt, Gumay to the juuurt — what are you up to there?" he made as if to say, but other forces got in his way, and unable to say it, he smiled.
Variants
- el – guwurtha, gumay – juwurtha
- el – quwurtha, qoybay – juwurtha
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 515
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 246