nohtabaw eterge
/noxtabaw eterɡe/
Literal translation
to make a halter-rope
Intended meaning
To give someone a present in return for a service or a kindness they have done, or for bringing joyful news.
- Qaydam, kim bilsin, sen anı barısın qoydurub olturallıq tüyül eseŋ, kör, bir igi nohtabaw da eterbiz.Who knows, who can tell — if you are not going to sit there and make him give all of it up, well then, we will give you a fine reward.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 368