jetgen kişi
/dʒetɡen kiʃi/
Literal translation
a man who has arrived
Intended meaning
A mature man of settled judgment — grown, strong, and capable of heading a household.
- Bılayda halğa bağa biçgen qıyın edi. Jetgen kişini az qayğısı bolmaz.It was hard to judge the situation here. A grown man will not have few cares.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 198