keç qolay bolsun
/ketʃ qolaj bolsun/
Literal translation
may the evening be good
Intended meaning
Greeting said on meeting someone in the evening.
- Keç qolay bolsun, tawlada aylanŋan batırla! – dep söleşgendi birew."Good evening, brave ones roaming the mountains!" — someone said.
- Keçe ahşı bolsun, qızla! – Ahşılıq körügüz, saw keligiz!"Good evening, girls!" — "May you meet with good, welcome!"
Variants
- keç ahşı bolsun
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 239