juwuqluq izlerge
/dʒuwuqluq izlerɡe/
Literal translation
to seek kinship
Intended meaning
To formally seek a marriage match with a family, as the go-betweens do when they come to ask for a young woman's hand.
- Da, İnal, alaydı da, – dep başladı efendi, kesini aq saqalın sılay, – juwuqluğuŋu izley kelgenbiz."Well, Inal, that is how it is," the efendi began, stroking his white beard, "we have come to seek kinship with you."
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 208