jayağı jabılmazğa
/dʒajaʁɯ dʒabɯlmazʁa/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
for one's jaw not to close
Intended meaning
To chatter on and on without stopping.
- Sen bügün bir köp janşaysa. Alaysız da jayağıŋ bir jabılmaydı.– You are chattering a lot today. As it is, your jaw never stops going anyway.
Literal translation
for one's jaw not to close
Intended meaning
To eat a great deal without stopping.
- Sabiyle, jayaqları jabılmay, konfetle bla jubanadıla.The children, their jaws never closing, amuse themselves with sweets.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 192