menden qalmasa, qallıq tüyüldü
/menden qalmasa, qallɯq tyjyldy/
Literal translation
if he does not fall short of me, he is not going to fall short
Intended meaning
Said in vouching for someone as fully the equal of the speaker: if not better, then certainly not inferior.
- Ariwdu, bek adamnı kölü olturğan tişirıwdu. Menden qalmasa, andan qallıq bolmaz.She is beautiful, a woman who really wins people over. If she is no less than me, she will be no less than her either.
Variants
- menden qalmasa, birewden qallıq tüyüldü
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 355