kölün saqlarğa
/kølyn saqlarʁa/
Literal translation
to guard someone's heart
Intended meaning
To treat someone gently and protectively, sparing and consoling them so as not to hurt them.
- Jalanda tawlu qız aytallıqdı süygenine bılay: Jayaw jolğa atlansaŋ, Elew tayaq bolur edim, Sen kölümü saqlasaŋ, Har palahdan qorur edimOnly a mountain girl can say this to her beloved: if you set out on foot, I would be a walking staff for you; if you spare my feelings, I would be safe from every misfortune.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 267