onow amaltın tüp boldu
/onow amaltɯn typ boldu/
Literal translation
it was brought to nothing on account of counsel (a whole village was ruined)
Intended meaning
Said of the ruin and disorder that follow when there is no one in charge and no decision is taken.
- Onow amaltın bir el tüp boldu degença, onow amaltın, ol jaş zaya bolub bara bolur deyme, – dedi Dawumhan."Just as they say a whole village was ruined for want of leadership, I think that boy too is going to waste for want of anyone to guide him," said Dauumkhan.
Variants
- onow amaltın bir el tüp boldu
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 374