jaw tımmılla eterge
/dʒaw tɯmmɯlla eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make butter lumps
Intended meaning
To carry out the last memorial rite for a dead person, handing over the final offering owed to them.
- Erttegile aythanlay, amalsızdan jaw tımmılla etdim dep, men da, art asırawçuğumu çığardım da, borçumdan qutuldum.As the old people used to say, having no other choice I made the butter lumps — I too brought out my modest last memorial offering and was freed of my obligation.
Variants
- amalsızdan jaw tımmılla eterge
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 188