er kişi aqıllı
/er kiʃi aqɯllɯ/
Literal translation
man-minded
Intended meaning
Of a woman: deeply wise and level-headed, with the judgement traditionally credited to men.
- Anaŋ esimdedi, – dedi köp qulluqlada işlep kelgen İdris. – Ariw, tap adam boluwçu edi, köm-kök közleri bla. Batta ua, ınnaŋ, er kişi aqıllı adam edi."I remember your mother," said Idris, who had served in many posts. "She was a fine, well-made person, with deep blue eyes. And Batta, your grandmother, was a woman of a man's wisdom."
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 518