jetgen qız
/dʒetɡen qɯz/
Literal translation
a girl who has arrived
Intended meaning
A young woman who has reached the age at which she is expected to marry and start a family (about 18–20).
- Jetgen qız erge çığarğa kerekdi, – dedi Nafisat."A girl of marriageable age ought to be married off," said Nafisat.
- Ol [gellya], jetgen qız bolub, Bahsanda ata juwuqlarına kelgenley, Gobar anı toyda körgendi.When she [Gellya], now a girl of marriageable age, came to her father's relatives in Baksan, Gobar saw her at a wedding.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 198