qıznı kesi jawu kesin iyler

/qɯznɯ kesi dʒawu kesin ijler/

Literal translation

a girl's own fat will tan her own hide

The bride-price given for a girl is itself enough to cover the cost of honouring her — a thing's own returns pay for what it requires.

Qıznı kesi jawu kesin iyleydi dep, kesine kelgen zatçıqlanı jaraşdırıb qurasaŋ, bek tıŋılı sıy bolluqdu; qorqma, juwuq, teŋ da körese tögeregiŋden süelgenlerin, – dedi Zahirat qızına."A girl's own fat tans her own hide," as they say — if you sort out and arrange the little things that have come to her, it will make a very respectable celebration; don't worry, you can see relatives and friends standing all around you, — Zakhirat said to her daughter.

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