jan darmança
/dʒan darmantʃa/
Literal translation
like medicine for the soul
Intended meaning
Something held as extremely dear and valuable, treated as if life depended on it.
- Kesibiz da tar qulaqğa tüşe edik, Qara suwnu jan darmanlay içe edik.We ourselves would go down into the narrow gorge, and we drank the spring water as if it were medicine for the soul.
Variants
- jan darmanlay
- jan darman kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 174