eski tırnaq arqa qaşırğa jarar
/eski tɯrnaq arqa qaʃɯrʁa dʒarar/
Literal translation
an old fingernail will do for scratching the back
Intended meaning
An exhortation to honour old people, whose long experience still serves the young well.
- Eski tırnaq arqa qaşırğa jarar dep, jaşla oğurlu qartnı jaşaw sınawu, oyumu bla hayırlanırğa tiyişlidile.As the saying goes, "an old fingernail will do for scratching the back" — young men ought to draw on a kindly old man's life experience and judgement.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 522