qız başı bla
/qɯz baʃɯ bla/
Literal translation
with a girl's head
Intended meaning
Despite being an unmarried young woman — said of something done, wanted or undergone by someone of whom it is not expected.
- Oğay, anı ua aytma, arı jaşınırğa tiyişli menme, qız başıŋ bla ol buquğa qalay kirlikse?No, don't say that — I am the one who ought to hide there; a girl like you, how will you get into that hiding place?
- Sora maşina jürütgen amanmıdı? Qız başım bla men bek süe edim, jürüte bilsem, – dedi Tsutsa."So is driving a car a bad thing? Girl though I am, I would love it if I knew how to drive," said Tsutsa.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 343