men allıq qız alıqa tuwmağandı

/men allɯq qɯz alɯqa tuwmaʁandɯ/

Literal translation

the girl I am to marry has not been born yet

Said of a young man who turns down every girl suggested to him and so stays unmarried.

Men allıq qız alıqa tuwmağandı dep, saylay ketib, endige deri qatınsız qalğandı [Amırhan ulu].Saying "the girl I am to marry hasn't been born yet", he kept picking and choosing, and has stayed without a wife to this day [Amyrkhan's son].

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