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
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 357