el tanığan
/el tanɯʁan/
Literal translation
whom the village knows
Intended meaning
Widely respected and renowned for one's intelligence and good character.
- Oğay, açdan ölgen sıysızla, el tanığan Hadijatha ıylığa bolursuz deyme?No, you starving wretches, do you think you will bring shame on Hadizhat, whom the whole village respects?
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 516