hı degen
/xɯ deɡen/
Literal translation
called "hy"
Intended meaning
Excellent, substantial and solid; worth taking seriously.
- Egeçlerim, anı-munu da qoyub, halq bla, jaşla-qızla bla işlerge kereksiz. Ma bügün qurağanbız da, kelgendile, kişi uğay demegendi, unamasaŋ – ol eki kamsık da hı degen işni tındırğandıla.My sisters, you should drop this and that and work with the people, with the young men and women. Look, we arranged it today and they came, nobody said no — believe it or not, even those two show-offs finished a first-rate piece of work.
- Jaş, künden künŋe qunduzça ösüb, hı degen bir jigit boladı.The boy, growing from day to day like a beaver, turns into a truly fine young man.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 488