jer etegi
/dʒer eteɡi/
Literal translation
the hem of the earth
Intended meaning
A place so remote that one cannot easily travel there and back.
- Sen ömürüŋde bu tardan çıqmağansa. Endi ua jer etegine tebiregense. Qorqmaymısa?You have never in your life left this gorge. And now you have set off for the ends of the earth. Aren't you afraid?
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 195