men keltirgen kibik
/men keltirɡen kibik/
Literal translation
like the one I brought
Intended meaning
Bashful and self-effacing in company, behaving with the coy timidity expected of a new bride.
- Zemjannı şapası meni qatıma jetgenley, küllügün tıyalmay, maŋa burulub: «Tur alay, men keltirgen kibik», – dep ozdu.The moment Zemdzhan's serving-man drew level with me, unable to hold back his laughter, he turned to me and went past saying: “Move aside, you bashful bride.”
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 354