jerni kindigi
/dʒerni kindiɡi/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
the navel of the earth
Intended meaning
The starting point and source from which everything else is taken to proceed.
- Ahlularımı qara tırnawğa qutuluwları menden terendi, jerni kindigi keslerinden başlanŋan sunadıla.My relatives' way of clawing their way out runs deeper than mine; they imagine the navel of the earth begins with them.
Literal translation
the navel of the earth
Intended meaning
Someone who regards himself as the most important and superior of all.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 197
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 135