qaçın eterge
/qatʃɯn eterɡe/
Literal translation
to do someone's honour
Intended meaning
To treat a person or an animal with honour and consideration.
- Tawlu tişirıwğa namıs kerekdi! Qallayla söleşese sen, kişini qaçın etmey?!A highlander woman must be treated with honour! What kind of talk is this from you, showing no respect for anyone?!
- Ne medet, iynekni qaçın etmegen, anı urğan, öltürgen adamla da tübeydile.Sadly, one also meets people who show the cow no respect, who beat it and kill it.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 311
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 157