maymul jıl
/majmul dʒɯl/
Literal translation
monkey year
Intended meaning
A year of the old twelve-year animal calendar, the one that carries the monkey's name.
- Jilyan, qaplan, maymul jılda tuwğanla Oğursuzğa, kelepenŋe sanalad.Those born in the year of the snake, the tiger or the monkey are counted ill-omened, a bane.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 351