meteke qabından jiyirgenŋenley

/meteke qabɯndan dʒijirɡenŋenlej/

Literal translation

as though a meteke were disgusted at its own shell

Intended meaning

Showing revulsion at one's own self — or at what belongs to one, such as one's own people.
  • Siltesuwur, meteke kesi qabından kesi jiyirgenŋenley, meni bla tıŋılı söleşirge ıylıqğan etgença da bir sundum.Siltesuuur — as though a meteke were disgusted at its own shell — I somehow felt that he was ashamed to speak with me properly.
  • Nele aytasa, Sarı? Qanıŋı suwut! Meteke qabından jiyirgenŋenley, kesiŋi halqıŋı amanlağanıŋ adamlıqğa artal da kelişmeydi.What are you saying, Sary? Cool your blood! Reviling your own people, like a meteke disgusted at its own shell, does not befit a decent person at all.

Variants

  • meteke kesi qabından jiyirgenŋenley
  • meteke qabından jiyirgenŋença

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