közü janmağan
/køzy dʒanmaʁan/
Literal translation
whose eye does not burn
Intended meaning
Sluggish, dispirited and idle; without energy or drive.
- Közü janmağan jaşdan quwanmazsa.You will get no joy from a listless lad.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 253
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 124